BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO's top military officer said Tuesday that 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.
The remarks by U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich follow Trump's surprise announcement of the move early this month. The U.S. leader has bickered with allies over the Iran war and called for changes.
The Pentagon later said it would draw down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany 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 across the 32-nation military organization were meeting. "lt's all that I'm expecting in the near term."
Trump was notably angry at Germany, after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the United States was being "humiliated" by the Iranian leadership and criticized what he called a lack of U.S. strategy in the war.
