Petro Poroshenko attends a news conference in Kiev, May 26, 2014. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
WARSAW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured Poland and its eastern European neighbours on Tuesday that the U.S. commitment to their security was sacrosanct at the start of a four-day trip meant to show U.S. resolve after the Russian intervention in Ukraine.
The White House unveiled plans for a $1 billion initiative to send more of its military to Europe on a temporary basis but stopped short of promising to beef up its permanent presence as some of Washington's allies are seeking. It said the United States would review its force presence on the continent.
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