The US has signalled it will maintain a military presence in Poland despite emerging tensions over Ukraine, following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda.

French President Emmanuel Macron will host an emergency summit of European leaders on Paris on Monday to discuss “European security.” The gathering, confirmed Sunday by Jean-Noël Barrot, will occur a day after the end of a conference in Munich where Vice President JD Vance gave a combative speech in front of the continent’s leaders,

WARSAW - Polish President Andrzej Duda faced criticism from the ruling coalition over his meeting with Donald Trump in Washington at a conservative event, with many politicians suggesting that the US leader had snubbed his Polish counterpart.

Through three years of wartime leadership, Ukraine’s president has mostly played weak hands wisely. But his approach has fallen flat with the Trump administration.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda said after a meeting with his US counterpart that Donald Trump has confirmed that the US will rather boost its army presence in Poland.

US President Donald Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says he has received U.S. assurances that Washington will not reduce its troop presence in Poland and elsewhere along NATO’s eastern flank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he met Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Washington on Friday and discussed "fair and reciprocal market access" and the "need for NATO Allies to increase defense investment without delay".

US President Donald Trump met Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday (local time) at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and reaffirmed the close alliance between their countries. Trump also praised Duda for Poland’s commitment to boosting their defence spending.