Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz is travelling to Washington for planned talks with Pete Hegseth on a permanent US military base in Poland, Patriot-system missile servicing and defence-industry cooperation. The minister named all three as priorities for the Pentagon discussions.
The trip comes during the final stage of a US strategic review that includes the shape of America’s military presence in Europe. Deputy Defence Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said the United States was nearing the end of that review and that Poland was, in her view, getting closer to a decision on permanent basing.
By putting basing, Patriot servicing and industrial cooperation in one package, Warsaw is bringing both military presence and its technical and industrial support into the talks. That is Poland’s stated agenda ahead of the meeting.
Polsat News reports no Pentagon response or US decision to establish a permanent base. Its report also gives no timetable, force level, funding plan or text of a possible agreement.
The substance of the visit will depend on whether the sides publish specific arrangements on basing, Patriot servicing or industrial cooperation after the talks.
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- Polsat News · Source date: 2026-11-10
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-10