Soldiers take part in military exercises codenamed "Brave Boar 26" at the training ground in Orzysz in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, on June 17. Photo by Tomasz Wasczuk/EPA
July 6 (UPI) -- Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosinak-Kamysz said Monday that the United States will send military troops back to Poland in the coming weeks.
The Pentagon suspended a plan to send 4,000 troops to Poland in November, which drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats.
"The rotational presence of American troops in Poland, which was suspended a few weeks ago, is being resumed," Kosinak-Kamysz said at an event in Bydgoszcz, Poland. "It will continue, and in the coming weeks this process will be fully implemented."
After receiving criticism for pausing on sending troops to Poland, President Donald Trump told lawmakers he would send 5,000 troops. However, that did not happen, leading some Republicans to say they would vote against his request for $88 billion for the war with Iran.
