Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Tuesday revealed the name of an upcoming permanent U.S. base that is to be opened in Poland.
“When the work is finished by the U.S. administration, by both governments, I think then President Trump will personally be able to participate in the inauguration of Fort Trump,” he told Bloomberg during a Wednesday interview, according to the Brussels Signal.
BREAKING: Poland wants a permanent U.S. base and they’re naming it Fort Trump. pic.twitter.com/ROuYpxCrl5
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) September 24, 2026
He added that it was “just a matter of time” before the base is opened, though he abstained from naming dates.
“It’s hard for me to give specific dates, but I think this matter has been definitively confirmed, because President Trump is known for keeping his word,” he said. “Infrastructure preparation is progressing. In fact, the appropriate infrastructure is already being selected.”
This is a huge development and a complete 180 from what happened during President Donald Trump’s first administration.
“The Polish government, during Trump’s first term, proposed establishing ‘Fort Trump’ to solidify ties between the two countries and use American troops to deter neighboring Russia,” according to Politico.
.@realDonaldTrump‘s facial expression when hearing Poland might name a military base “Fort Trump” is priceless. pic.twitter.com/wohVn1bLfi
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 18, 2018
But at the time, Trump reportedly ignored the proposal, in part because he was busy slamming NATO (Poland is a NATO ally) for not spending enough money on their own defense.
The president’s attitude has shifted radically since, as demonstrated by a Truth Social post that he published earlier this very month.
“Thanks to the bold leadership of my friend, Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland, major progress is being made toward establishing a U.S. Army base in Poland,” he wrote in the post. “If this happens, the location will be announced very soon. This will be a historic step for our Great U.S./Polish Alliance.”
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 17, 2026
All this comes as Russia continues to prod the bear.
“Poland has said a Russian military helicopter briefly violated its airspace, forcing the NATO member to scramble fighter jets while ground forces remained on alert,” the BBC reported on Wednesday.
Polish leaders weren’t pleased by the incursion, though they seemed hesitant to do anything more than slightly complain.
“As for the violation of our airspace, I understand that it was very brief, and as I said in one of my previous speeches, these things do happen between neighbors,” Police Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in a limp-wristed statement.
“If the Russian side says, ‘We’re sorry, the pilot made a mistake,’ we won’t make a big deal out of it,” he continued. “But it is the party at fault who must take responsibility for the error.”
As for the violation of our airspace, I understand that it was very brief. And as I said in one of my previous speeches, these things do happen between neighbours. If the Russian side says, ‘We’re sorry, the pilot made a mistake’, we won’t make a big deal out of it. But it is… pic.twitter.com/a7ljuLZiho
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(@PolandMFA) September 23, 2026
This isn’t Russia’s first time playing games.
“[Poland] has over the past year faced encroachments by Russian drones into its airspace, a rocket crashing in eastern Poland, explosions near the border and attempts to sabotage the railway tracks leading to the Rzeszów-Jasionka hub, southeast Poland, through which 95 per cent of military aid to Ukraine from the West flows,” according to Brussels Signal.
“We are in the midst of a hybrid war,” Nawrocki told Bloomberg. “Russian provocations are on the one hand shaping the future battlefield, but on the other hand, they’re testing the resilience of NATO. For sure the situation is serious.”
What remains unclear is the final location of Fort Trump.
“According to Polish media reports, the shortlist is down to three locations in western Poland: One near the northwest city of Szczecin, one near Poznań and, the favourite, a location near the southwest city of Wrocław,” according to Brussels Signal.
