Sweden’s defense minister has called for an “orderly” and predictable rebalancing of NATO’s military posture in Europe after mixed signals from Washington over troop deployments to Poland rattled allies on the eastern flank. Speaking to TVP World at the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague, Pål Jonson said Europe was prepared and “not surprised” by US moves to amend its military footprint on the continent, but urged careful coordination with NATO allies to avoid creating gaps. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I think the message coming out of Washington for many, many years has been that the Europeans really need to shoulder a larger responsibility for the conventional deterrence in Europe,” he said. “What is important is, of course, that there’s coordination while you do it, and it’s done in an orderly fashion. So we can cover those gaps that might appear when the US reduce their assets and capabilities in Europe.” Jonson’s remarks follow two contrasting announcements from Washington regarding the future of US military presence in Poland, a key NATO frontline state bordering Ukraine, Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave and Moscow-aligned Belarus. Last week, the Pentagon halted a planned deployment of a 4,000-strong military brigade to Poland, only for President Donald Trump to seemingly reverse course on Thursday and announce that an “additional” 5,000 troops would be sent to the country.