President Donald Trump said on Thursday that progress is being made toward establishing a U.S. Army base in Poland, crediting “the bold leadership” of Polish ​President Karol Nawrocki.

“If this happens, the location will be announced ⁠very soon. This will be a ​historic step for our Great U.S./Polish Alliance,” ⁠Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Poland has been pushing for a bigger allied presence on NATO’s eastern ​flank after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022.

In June, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the Department of War was open to ⁠Poland’s offer to host a permanent ⁠U.S. military presence in Poland, but ⁠that ⁠no decision had been taken.

The minister met with War Secretary Pete Hegseth in June in Brussels, where the Pentagon chief announced a new review ​of America’s troop deployments in Europe.

Poland has so far hosted U.S. troops ​on a rotational basis.