Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025United States President Donald Trump has suggested that the US could step up the number of armed forces stationed in the Eastern European nation.Speaking with reporters alongside Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the White House on Wednesday, Trump said the US could contribute more to Polish security, a seeming departure from his insistence that European nations take greater responsibility for their own security.“We’ll put more there if they want,” he said in the Oval Office. “We’re with Poland all the way, and we’ll help Poland protect itself.”Nawrocki, a right-wing historian and avid Trump ally who was sworn in as Poland’s new president last month, thanked Trump for his commitment to continued cooperation with his country.“Those relations for me, for Poland, for Poles, are very important,” he said.While questions of European security were front and centre during the Wednesday meeting, Trump touched on several other topics as well. Here are a few key takeaways.Frustration over UkraineTrump continues to express frustration over diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that have thus far produced few results.The US president hinted at possible measures to put greater pressure on Russia if no progress is made, saying that “you’ll see things happen” if Russian President Vladimir Putin fails to take steps towards a peace deal.“I have no message to President Putin. He knows where I stand, and he’ll make a decision one way or the other,” he said.European allies have called for greater sanctions against Russia and pressed Trump for more details about US support for a Ukrainian “security guarantee” that Kyiv sees as key to any agreement. Both the US and European allies, however, have been vague about what commitments they would be willing to ma …
