Poland is willing to pay $2 billion to have a permanent American military presence in its country as protection against Russia, Politico reported Sunday.
The proposal, which is included in a Polish Defense Ministry document obtained by Polish news portal Onet, was revealed just little more than a month before summit of NATO leaders in Brussels.
The Polish proposal is for joint military installations, which would provide for more flexible movement of American forces. The document states that Warsaw is committed "to share the burden of defense spending, make the decision more cost-effective for the U.S. government and allay any concerns for Congress in uncertain budgetary times."
That point is apparently emphasized as the Trump administration has leaned on NATO allies to increase their defense budgets up to 2 percent of GDP.
Poland has been at or above 2 percent since 2015.
The proposal, which was delivered to the U.S. government and Congress, contains information on the proposed locations of military bases and their capacities.
Poland currently hosts both American armed forces and NATO units, which are stationed in the country on a rotational basis, alternating between Poland and the three Baltic states.
Some in Poland have criticized the disclosure of the proposal, especially since the Defense Ministry apparently sent it to Washington D.C., without consulting with the Foreign Ministry or receiving the approval of Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Poland has long asked for such American support as troops and a permanent military base, requests which have increased since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region four years ago, according to The Daily Caller.
Former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski urged the U.S. to set up a permanent military presence in the nation just before former President Barack Obama visited Poland in 2014 and announced that his administration would spend $1 billion boosting its military presence in Eastern Europe.
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