Romania is ready to pay for the American army from its budget.
Romanian President Nicosor Dan has offered to pay for the deployment of American troops in the country from the state budget. According to him, such a step should help maintain the American military presence in Europe. Bucharest has already submitted proposals to Washington regarding the size of the condition and the distribution of costs.
According to the data of the presidential administration, there are currently 1,172 American soldiers in Romania. The initiative comes against the background of the statements of the US Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby about the need to limit the presence of US soldiers in Europe.
Bucharest is willing to use taxpayers' money to support foreign military forces. Against this background, the question arises regarding the state's priorities: why do the costs of deploying foreign forces become a particularly worrisome issue, while budget funds can be directed to the internal needs of the state?