The Pentagon has cancelled plans to deploy 4,000 additional troops to Poland while moving forward with the withdrawal of thousands more from Germany.

Speaking to Reuters, a U.S. official said the decision was part of a near-term solution allowing the drawdown in Germany. The outlet said the development could mean troops could ultimately end up being deployed to Poland but come from elsewhere.

CNN detailed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cancelled the scheduled deployment of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. Some personnel were already in Europe and must now go back to the U.S. Hegseth also cancelled the deployment of a battalion speialized in firing long-range rockets and missiles.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he got assurances that the country’s security wouldn’t be impacted. “I received assurances, and this is also important to me, that these decisions are of a logistical nature and will not directly affect deterrence capabilities ​and our security,” he said in a press conference.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki had vowed to lobby U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to get the country to host the troops Washington pulled from Germany.

“If President Donald Trump decides to reduce the American military presence in Germany, then we in Poland are ready to receive American soldiers,” Nawrocki said during NATO exercises in Lithuania. He added that the country has “the infrastructure ready” for that scenario. Poland currently hosts 10,000 U.S. troops.

The U.S. is set to withdraw some 5,000 troops from Germany following clashes between Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the decision “follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground.”

Concretely, about 14% of all U.S. troops stationed in the country would leave within six to 12 months, according to the Associated Press. It is the largest deployment in the continent and where the U.S. European Command is located.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the move was predictable but highlighted that the presence of U.S. troops in the region, “and especially in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest of the U.S.” However, he added that “we Europeans must take on more responsibility for our security.”

Trump clashed with Merz following remarks from the German chancellor that Iran is “humiliating” the U.S. in negotiations to end the war. He said on Monday that “Iranians are obviously very skilled ⁠at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad ​and then leave again without any result.”

Trump has lashed out ever since, also saying this week that Merz believes “it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.”