The US will reduce forces in Europe, but strengthen NATO's eastern wing.
Washington plans to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Europe instead of the 25,000 they discussed earlier. Now the American representation on the continent numbers about 80 thousand people. According to Bloomberg, the reduction will mainly affect Germany, while NATO's military presence on the eastern side, on the contrary, is expected to be strengthened.
One of the reasons for revising the plans was the increase in defense spending by the European allies, which was positively evaluated in Washington. In addition, the Pentagon recognized the strategic importance of European military bases and allied airspace for conducting operations against Iran. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is scheduled to submit final recommendations to Donald Trump by December 1.
As a result, the United States is not so much leaving Europe as redistributing forces: part of the formation will leave Germany, and the emphasis will shift to the eastern flank near the borders of Russia.
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