<p class="title">US President Donald Trump Wednesday said he agreed with his visiting Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda that Russian actions in the region pose a threat to peace and stability.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think it's a very aggressive situation. I think Russia has acted aggressively. They respect force. They respect strength, as anyone does. And we have the greatest strength in the world," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump was talking to reporters at a joint news conference with Duda at the White House.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When asked if he shares the view that a permanent American base in Poland was justified, he said, "I do. I actually do".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Poland would be paying billions of dollars for the base," Trump added said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Duda had requested Trump for US troops to be permanently based in Poland.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Duda said the threat of absolute Russian domination in Europe, in terms of gas deliveries, was obvious. </p>.<p class="bodytext">"What are the results of such a domination. We were able to see that ourselves a couple of years ago in Ukraine. A sudden interruption of supplies. Of course, it had nothing to do with economic factors. It was connected only and exclusively with political blackmail. It was a fact," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Duda said Russia over the years has increased its military presence in the Kaliningrad Oblast.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As far aggressive Russian behaviour is concerned… increased military activities concerned, including increasing of the militarisation, it has been conducting such activities in a systematic way. And for the first time, we were able to see that in a materialised way in Georgia," he said. </p>
<p class="title">US President Donald Trump Wednesday said he agreed with his visiting Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda that Russian actions in the region pose a threat to peace and stability.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think it's a very aggressive situation. I think Russia has acted aggressively. They respect force. They respect strength, as anyone does. And we have the greatest strength in the world," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump was talking to reporters at a joint news conference with Duda at the White House.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When asked if he shares the view that a permanent American base in Poland was justified, he said, "I do. I actually do".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Poland would be paying billions of dollars for the base," Trump added said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Duda had requested Trump for US troops to be permanently based in Poland.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Duda said the threat of absolute Russian domination in Europe, in terms of gas deliveries, was obvious. </p>.<p class="bodytext">"What are the results of such a domination. We were able to see that ourselves a couple of years ago in Ukraine. A sudden interruption of supplies. Of course, it had nothing to do with economic factors. It was connected only and exclusively with political blackmail. It was a fact," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Duda said Russia over the years has increased its military presence in the Kaliningrad Oblast.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As far aggressive Russian behaviour is concerned… increased military activities concerned, including increasing of the militarisation, it has been conducting such activities in a systematic way. And for the first time, we were able to see that in a materialised way in Georgia," he said. </p>