The US will take years to withdraw its troops from Europe, NATO top commander Alexus Grynkewich said Tuesday.
It comes after US President Donald Trump announced a decision to pull about 5,000 troops out of Germany and cancel the deployment of long-range Tomahawk missiles.US general Grynkewich said the troop pullout would be 'well-synchronized' with allies and take 'several years'Image: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu/picture alliance
What did the general say about US withdrawal from Europe?
The general stressed that the US withdrawal would be coordinated with European allies' strengthening of their own defense capabilities.
"As the European pillar of the alliance gets stronger, this allows the US to reduce its presence in Europe and limit itself to providing only those critical capabilities that allies cannot yet provide," Grynkewich told reporters after a meeting of NATO military chiefs at the military alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
