NATO’s top military officer says he does not expect additional U.S. troop drawdowns from Europe beyond the 5,000 forces announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels, U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich said “it will be 5,000 troops coming out of Europe” and that this is the level he expects “in the near term.” His comments come after Trump’s early-month announcement, which followed disagreements between Washington and allies over the Iran war and calls for changes to U.S. force posture. According to reporting, the Pentagon has canceled some planned deployments to Poland and Germany that would have involved bringing additional troops, rather than removing already stationed forces. Lawmakers in the United States have criticized the announced reductions, citing concerns about the message sent to allies. Grynkewich’s remarks address those fears by indicating no further large-scale withdrawals are expected in the near future.
NATO officer says more U.S. troop drawdowns from Europe unlikely beyond 5,000
NATO’s top military officer says he does not expect additional U.S. troop drawdowns from Europe beyond the 5,000 forces announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Bruss...
- NATO’s U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich says he does not expect more U.S. troop drawdowns from Europe soon.
- He says the only near-term change expected is 5,000 U.S. troops leaving Europe, as announced by President Donald Trump.
- The remarks are made at NATO headquarters in Brussels following Trump’s early-month announcement.
- Reporting indicates some planned deployments to Poland and Germany were canceled as part of the changes.
- U.S. lawmakers from both parties criticized the drawdown announcement, raising concerns about signaling to allies.
BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military officer said Tuesday that he does not expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent. The remarks by U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich follow Trump's surprise announcement of the move early this month, which came as the U.S. leader has bickered with allies over the Iran war and called for changes. The Pentagon has canceled deployments to Poland and Germany to draw down thousands of troops in Europe as opposed to yanking out forces already stationed there. “It will be 5,000 troops coming out of Europe,” Grynkewich told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, where top officers from the 32-nation military organization met. “lt’s all that I’m expecting in the near term.” Remarks could allay fears of more cuts Grynkewich’s remarks could allay initial fears that more cuts might be coming. The reductions have drawn blowback from both Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers, who said the move sent the wrong message to
3 months agoThe remarks by U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich follow Trump's surprise announcement of the move early this month.
3 months agoNATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent
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