Polish President Karol Nawrocki stated that a potential new permanent U.S. military base in Poland could be named “Fort Trump.” According to him, he expects Warsaw and Washington to eventually agree on the establishment of such a facility.
The Polish leader said that a final decision on the base is “only a matter of time.”
At the same time, the parties still need to resolve a number of administrative and financial issues to implement the project.
“Once the work is completed by the U.S. administration and both governments, I think President Trump himself will be able to participate in the opening of ‘Fort Trump,’” Karol Nawrocki said.
Karol Nawrocki expects that the establishment of the new U.S. military base in Poland will be completed before the end of Donald Trump’s presidential term in 2029.
At the same time, the Polish president acknowledged that there are currently no specific deadlines for the project’s implementation.
“It’s hard for me to give specific dates, but I think this matter has been definitively confirmed, because President Trump is known for keeping his word,” said Nawrocki.
According to Bloomberg, in early September, representatives of the U.S. administration visited Poland to assess potential locations for the future facility.
Meanwhile, on September 17, U.S. President Donald Trump announced “significant progress” in negotiations regarding the establishment of a U.S. base in Poland and noted that its location could be announced in the near future.
The idea of establishing a permanent U.S. military base in Poland first emerged in 2018. It was proposed by then-Polish President Andrzej Duda, who also used the name “Fort Trump.”
After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Warsaw stepped up its efforts to expand the permanent presence of U.S. military personnel.
Currently, there are about 10,000 U.S. service members in Poland, mostly on a rotational basis. At the same time, the United States already has certain military units permanently stationed in Poland, including the forward command post of the U.S. Army’s V Corps.
In July, Karol Nawrocki stated that the path to a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland is open, and that negotiations regarding the necessary infrastructure are progressing positively.
Karol Nawrocki also expressed readiness to accept some U.S. military personnel from Germany if Washington decides to reduce its military presence in that country.
Thus, the issue of establishing a new permanent U.S. base in Poland still requires a final decision and agreement on practical details; however, Warsaw continues to support this project, and its potential name has already been announced as “Fort Trump.”
Navrotsky made these remarks in an interview with Bloomberg on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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