Vance says Europe ‘overreacting’ to Pentagon halting Poland troop rotation
Speaking at a White House briefing, Vance called the pause “a very small and very minor thing,” blaming the European media for “overreacting,” while offering no reason as to why Washington chose to halt the planned rotation. “We’ve not reduced the troop levels in Poland by 4,000 troops. What we did is that we delayed a troop deployment that was going to go to Poland.
- ▪Speaking at a White House briefing, Vance called the pause “a very small and very minor thing,” blaming the European media for “overreacting,” while offering no reason as to why Washington chose to halt the planned rotation.
- ▪“We’ve not reduced the troop levels in Poland by 4,000 troops.
- ▪What we did is that we delayed a troop deployment that was going to go to Poland.
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Defense Vance says Europe ‘overreacting’ to Pentagon halting Poland troop rotation Comments: by Ellen Mitchell - 05/19/26 6:26 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ellen Mitchell - 05/19/26 6:26 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Vice President Vance on Tuesday defended last week’s abrupt pause in a U.S. troop deployment to Poland, saying the brigade of 4,000 service members had been “delayed” to Europe and not withdrawn. Speaking at a White House briefing, Vance called the pause “a very small and very minor thing,” blaming the European media for “overreacting,” while offering no reason as to why Washington chose to halt the planned rotation. “We’ve not reduced the troop levels in Poland by 4,000 troops. What we did is that we delayed a troop deployment that was going to go to Poland.
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