The U.S. is expected to announce Wednesday that it will send about 1,000 additional troops and a squadron of Reaper drones to Poland to beef up the nation's ability to defend itself amid worries about Russian military activity, U.S. officials said. Officials said Tuesday that the preliminary agreement avoids any permanent U.S. base or presence in the country and sticks instead to a rotational force. There are currently about 4,500 U.S. troops that routinely rotate in and out of Poland. U.S. officials said the Reaper drones will be used to provide greater intelligence to Poland. An aide to Duda has said that negotiations to increase American troops in Poland were successful.

Source: Fox News June 11, 2019 23:07 UTC