Poland could pay up to 17 billion zloty ($4.4 billion) for a permanent US military base on its territory, according to the presidential National Security Bureau (BBN), as reported by RT. The talks under way with Washington involve a facility that could house 5,000 troops.

The figure of up to 17 billion zloty and a possible opening as early as 2029 were reported by newspaper Rzeczpospolita, according to Bloomberg, in text republished by Yahoo Finance.