Moscow proceeds from the idea that Poland is aware of the costs of obtaining the status of a ‘frontline state’, including those that will affect its own security, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko said on Thursday. He was commenting on Washington’s plans for moving its forces from Germany to Poland.

“If Warsaw wishes to intentionally position itself in the capacity of a frontline state by accommodating foreign forces on a permanent basis, it is apparently aware of all related costs, including those that concern its own security,” Grushko told TASS.

Speaking with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said that the US would relocate part of its forces from Germany to Poland.

Washington and Warsaw have been discussing an increase in Washington’s military presence in Poland since the autumn of 2018, when the initiative of creating ‘Fort Trump’ was first mentioned. An estimated 4,500 to 5,000 US troops are stationed in Poland at the moment, according to sources.