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World News See other World News Articles Title: Russia warns US troop build-up in Poland ‘undermines stability in Europe’ Presstv... Russia has warned that it will not stand idly by watching the United States boosting its military presence in Poland. US President Donald Trump told Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday that he has decided to send an additional 1,000 troops to Poland to join the 4,000 forces there. The US will also send a squadron of MQ-9 Reaper Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance drones as well. The announcement drew response from Russia, which said on Thursday that “its military is tracking these announcements very closely.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow “is analyzing the information, and is doing what is necessary so that such steps in no way threaten the Russian Federation's security.” Sergei Ryabkov, a Russian deputy foreign minister, also said that Trump's move probably reflected "aggressive" intentions. PressTV-US sending 1,000 additional troops to Poland: Trump PressTV-US sending 1,000 additional troops to Poland: Trump US President Donald Trump says the country is sending an additional 1,000 American soldiers to Poland to join the 4,000 already there. Russia's foreign ministry regarded Trump’s decision for more deployment as betrayal of Russia's core agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1997. Under the deal, NATO had agreed not to permanently deploy significant military forces on the territory of new member states. "The headquarters structures that will be set up in Poland under this reinforcement will deliver much greater potential,” the ministry said in a statement. “Such actions undermine one of the few remaining documents designed to ensure military stability in Europe” said the statement, adding that Russia could not “fail to take this into account in its defense planning and practical activities.” “We see in this signs of preparation for further large-scale deployments," it added. Russian parliamentarians separately reacted to the decision, with one lawmaker threatening to make Poland a target in the event of a military conflict. "In the event of any conflict, God forbid, the territory of Poland would become a clear target for a retaliatory strike, if there was suddenly an attack on us," said Vladimir Dzhabarov, deputy head of the upper house of parliament's international affairs committee. Another lawmaker, Vladimir Shamanov, raised concern that the US drones could be capable of carrying nuclear weapons at some point, warning that this would gradually lead the world “towards a dangerous moment.” Russia has formerly warned that any increased US-led NATO military presence in Poland could prompt it to step up its military presence in neighboring Belarus. UK forces tasked to focus on Russia Meanwhile, UK forces will be shifting away from counter-terrorism work and instead concentrate on blocking what British military describes as covert operations by countries such as Russia. PressTV-Russia’s Putin says he hopes next UK PM will improve ties PressTV-Russia’s Putin says he hopes next UK PM will improve ties Russia’s Putin tells Britain that it should seek to improve ties with Moscow under a new leadership. Citing unnamed British officials and military sources, a BBC report said on Thursday that “the need to confront dangerous international behavior by peer adversaries is increasing. "Under the new plan, an operation might be mounted in a Baltic republic or African country in order to uncover and pinpoint Russian covert activities," the report said. Relations between the UK and Russia hit a new low last year, after London accused Russia of ordering a poison attack on Sergei Skripal, a former double spy, and his daughter in Salisbury in southern England last year. Russia has repeatedly denied any involvement in the alleged attack which left the former Russian spy unconscious for weeks. President Putin also said the Skripals case benefited London more than Moscow. Poster Comment: How crazy can these glupy Poles be? You'd think they suffered enough from WWII which they started by refusing Hitler a corridor to Germany's old seaport of Danzig. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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