US President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland, reversing a recent Pentagon decision to delay rotational troop movements. The announcement came just days after the earlier suspension and was made through a post on Truth Social, where Trump cited his strong relationship with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, who recently won re-election with Trump’s support.

The Pentagon had previously said the delay was part of a broader review of US force posture in Europe. Trump’s move is being viewed as a sharp policy reversal. The decision follows criticism from Vice President JD Vance, who had defended the earlier delay, and comes amid heightened concerns in Poland over Russia’s aggression during the ongoing Ukraine war. Polish leaders, including President Nawrocki and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, welcomed the announcement, calling it proof of a strong alliance.

The announcement also coincides with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s trip to Sweden for a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, where tensions remain high between Washington and European allies over military cooperation and the war in Iran.