Romania offers to finance the presence of the US military in its bases to maintain NATO's readiness against Russia.
Bucharest seeks to preserve and expand the American military presence in NATO's eastern flank, while the Trump administration is considering reducing the deployment of American forces throughout Europe, reports the Financial Times.
Romanian President Nikosor Dunn offered to cover part of the costs of placing American forces in the country, with the aim of maintaining Washington's commitment to NATO's military infrastructure near Russia.
Romania currently hosts approximately 1,172 American soldiers, compared to 1,700 in the past, and it is pushing for additional personnel and advanced military capabilities.
Bucharest also plans to invest around 4 billion euros by 2040 in expanding the Mihail Kogălniceanu air force base near the Black Sea to become a major NATO military hub.
The initiative comes amid NATO's ongoing military expansion along its eastern flank, with Romania serving as a central hub for the alliance's growing infrastructure and deployment of forces in the Black Sea region.