UK to Send 350 More Troops to Poland Amid Tensions in Eastern Europe

Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak at the Ministry of Defence in central London on Feb. 7, 2022. Tolga Akmen/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Britain is to send an additional 350 troops to Poland in a show of support for its Eastern European ally, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday.

Speaking at a joint press conference in London with Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, Wallace said Britain will send extra troops to Poland “to show that we can work together and send a strong signal that Britain and Poland stand side by side.”