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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he met Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Washington on Friday and discussed "fair and reciprocal market access" and the "need for NATO Allies to increase defense investment without delay".

Poland's president said on Tuesday that U.S. officials had assured him that Washington did not intend to lower troop numbers in eastern Europe, as he gave a statement to reporters after meeting Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that he has received U.S. assurances that Washington will not reduce its troop presence in Poland and elsewhere along NATO's eastern flank. A conservative who has long had good ties with U.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, shakes hands with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski at the State Department, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The U.S. presence in Poland and Central Europe should be boosted, Polish President Andrzej Duda told U.S. President Donald Trump during a short meeting in Washington on Saturday.