JAKARTA - The United States is rumored to have prepared a new plan to reduce the number of troops in Europe. The proposal was originally to be presented to NATO military leaders in Brussels last month, but was eventually postponed.
Launching Anadolu Agency, Friday, July 3, citing The Wall Street Journal, reported that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had prepared the proposal.
According to the report, the proposed troop reduction is larger than the cancellation of the deployment of one armored brigade to Poland and the withdrawal of one infantry brigade from Romania that had been carried out previously.
The proposal was postponed after being discussed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also served as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, as well as a number of other senior officials.
Hegseth previously said he wanted to tell NATO military chiefs that Washington was preparing for an additional reduction of troops in Europe.
In May, the Trump administration announced plans to withdraw about 5,000 US troops from Europe.
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