Strongs on their eastern border can suddenly stay Europeans before not only even a cent of its famous package EU EUR 800 billion to boost European defensebut even before the final decisions are made.
At the moment, The EU is primarily concerned with the financial impact of US duties on their exports, but also retaliation against them (while the US -China trade is escalating) and, so The issue of the final design and approval of the final defense plan (at the base of the White Bible for Defense) seems to be no longer at the top of their agenda.
Even Germany, which has voted for the full debt brake rally to raise defense spending, has not even formed a government, and are now expressing in the international press with great doubts about the speeds at which the country’s re -equipment program could run, taking into account the country.
At the same time, US duties against the EU are expected to lead to an economic slowdown in the Old Epirus, depriving the state budgets of its countries from valuable revenue to finance their re -equipment against the danger of their eastern border.
Under these terms, that is, due to the long delay in implementing any planning of their defense reinforcement, European US allies in NATO are asking Washington Coordinate any plans to reduce their military presence in Epirus to avoid destabilizing NATO’s defense, According to Bloomberg.
European officials have accepted that President Donald Trump’s government will definitely withdraw some of the approximately 80,000 US troops developed in Europe, Among other things in some of the eastern countries that are more exposed to the threat from Russia, according to the same sources, asking not to be named by discussing private conversations. Their interest focuses on alleviating the worst effects of such a displacement.
When asked to comment, NATO official said that the issue of troops are a matter of the US. Any decision by the White House to move troops and weapons from Europe could undermine the strong efforts of NATO allies to increase their ability to prevent Russian aggression.
The same sources said that some of the usual communication channels have collapsed because of the turmoil that Trump has brought to Washington, Europeans are afraid they will have no prior warning of such decisions and instead will learn from the media that thousands of US troops are withdrawn. NBC News transmitted yesterday (8.4.25) that The US is considering withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe. Prior to the war, the US had about 65,000 staff in Europe, which reached up to 100,000 in time after Russia’s full -scale invasion of Ukraine.
A German diplomat said he expected that the move would be announced earlier, such as during the speech of Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Conference on Security in February.
When NATO Foreign Ministers welcomed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Alliance’s headquarters last week, Europeans tried to reassure him that they were starting to bear a larger part of their own defense and increase military spending.
Senior NATO diplomats stated that all allies agree that weight is shifted. What Europeans wanted from their US partners in return was a commitment to communicate in advance for any withdrawal of troops. The main message to the US, diplomats said, was that European allies needed time to prepare for a reduced American presence.
The speed of a possible US withdrawal could be an important factor in Europe’s vulnerability, according to the same report. Epirus remains largely dependent on Washington’s military leadership, and leaders are struggling to quickly develop their own abilities. This effort is exacerbated by deep divisions within the EU to finance the increased military spending and stimulating Europe’s hypotonic defense sector.
Meanwhile, European officials continue to promote Washington the benefits of its military presence in Epirus. A senior European diplomat said they are trying to convince the US that their troops in Epirus are promoting political power. E
Another official told Bloomberg News that the US by moving other military through Europe, such as supply, air power and information, would have a greater impact on potential ignition points in Asia than the reduction of troops.
The exact numbers and locations affected by the planned US departure are not yet known. However, The 20,000 additional soldiers that former President Joe Biden has developed in Eastern Europe after a full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine may be at stake, the same sources said.
The allies expected that the US would eventually reduce this growth, European officials said on condition of anonymity. Former President Biden’s government had also recently consumed the possibility of reducing the increase in US troops amid concerns to maintain their increased readiness, according to other people who know the matter. However, a decline in US troops beyond those recently developed by Biden would be more alarming, European officials said.
US officials, such as Mike Rogers, Republican Chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, and General Chris Cavoli, head of the US European Administration, have warned of any large -scale US withdrawal, which they could say. Looking at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, General Cavoli said that the current stance of the forces should be maintained given the importance of US bases in Europe to carry out missions in the Arctic and the Middle East.
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Even a limited removal of troops would mark the declining US commitment to the states of NATO, such as Poland and Romania. Such a move could deepen divisions within the Alliance and encourage Moscow, whose troops continue to be promoted in Ukraine.
The US and African Army administration said on Monday, April 7, 2025 that It moves some troops from its base to Yasionka to other locations in Poland.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said yesterday that he had received assurances from the US that they would not reduce the number of troops in the country and hopes the White House will honor this commitment.
NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte reiterated these concerns during a visit to Warsaw last month, where he said the assurance should be “two -way”.
“Europe must know that Washington is still covering us,” he said, insisting that he was sure that the US had committed to defending NATO allies in the event of an attack.