NATO's future

Great confusion after Trump's announcement about troops to Poland: "Don't know what it means"

Several NATO allies are expressing confusion after Donald Trump's announcement to send 5,000 American soldiers to Poland - just weeks after he said the US would withdraw the same number of soldiers from Europe, writes AP.

- It's really confusing and not always easy to navigate, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) from the NATO meeting in Helsingborg.

Trump's announcement is also not crystal clear to the Americans. A defense source tells the news agency that "they don't know what it means either" - whether it means additional troops, or that the number of troops will remain unchanged.

Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz says Trump's announcement means that the number of US troops in Poland will remain the same as before, which is around 10,000 soldiers.

- One thing is certain, Poland will not lose what we had, he tells AP.

Rutte welcomes Trump's announcement of more troops

NATO chief Mark Rutte welcomes Donald Trump's decision to send an additional 5,000 US soldiers to Poland. He says this at a press conference in connection with the NATO summit in Helsingborg.

- Military experts are now working on the details, he tells Reuters.

Rutte also says that NATO's European member states continue to strengthen their defenses and that they are becoming less and less dependent on support from the United States.

At the same time, he emphasizes that the United States continues to play a major role in Europe's defense, both in terms of nuclear deterrence and conventional defense.