Bloomberg: The United States will reduce its troops in Europe, but increase its forces near Russia's borders.
Washington is about to withdraw about 5,000 soldiers from Europe - previously it was about 25,000. Today, approximately 80,000 American soldiers are stationed on the continent.
According to Bloomberg, Germany will be the first to be cut, but NATO's eastern wing, on the contrary, will be strengthened. One of the reasons for updating the plans is the increase in defense spending by the European allies, which was positively evaluated in Washington.
The Pentagon has also acknowledged that European bases and allied airspace are strategically important to operations against Iran. Pete Hessett must submit final recommendations on this matter to Donald Trump by December 1st.