International security

RUSSIA WARNS MORE U.S. TROOPS IN POLAND COULD 'LEAD TO COUNTERACTION' FROM KREMLIN

A Kremlin spokesman on Monday responded to reports that Poland offered $2 billion for the U.S. to be stationed permanently within its borders for protection from Russia, saying the move could “lead to counteraction from the Russian side.”

Poland's monetary offer stems from a desire to deter “potential Russian aggression,” according to a Polish Defense Ministry proposal reported by Poland's Onet.pl news site. 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a press conference said, “When we see the gradual expansion of NATO military structures towards our borders...this of course in no way creates security and stability on the continent,” according to Reuters.

Peskov continued, “On the contrary, these expansionist actions of course lead to counteraction from the Russian side in order to balance the parity which is violated every time in this way.”