Trump Ready to Place More U.S. Troops in Poland Amid Russia Threat

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US President Donald Trump told his Polish counterpart the United States was ready to increase its military presence in the Central European nation, one of the countries on NATO’s so-called “eastern flank” warily watching Russia's actions. Trump welcomed conservative President Karol Nawrocki to Washington in an event highlighted by a flyover of US F-16 fighter jets honoring a Polish military pilot who had died last month in a crash. Asked if he planned to keep US forces deployed to Poland, Trump replied in the affirmative. "We'll…