00 US troops will be deployed to Poland as part of NATO effort

They will lead one of four battle groups stationed across eastern Europe

Troops from the UK and Romania will join American forces in Poland

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By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com and Julian Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 12:09 EST, 26 October 2016 | Updated: 14:52 EST, 27 October 2016

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Nine hundred US troops are to be sent to eastern Europe next year as America's troubled relationship with Russia enters new, uncertain territory.

A US-led battle group of NATO allied soldiers will be sent to Poland as part of the multi-nation operation.

British forces will lead one of the four battle groups in Estonia, Canada will spearhead the presence in Latvia and Germany will be present in Lithuania.

There will be 4,000 allied soldiers deployed to the region in total.

The US battalion will include troops from the UK and Romania and deploy to Orzysz, north east Poland, in April.

Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, whose troops fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan, will lead the effort.