The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there.

The Army has abruptly halted a planned deployment to Poland, bringing U.S. personnel numbers in Europe to pre-2022 levels — before Russia invaded Ukraine.

Kort tid etter at USA varslet at de vil trappe ned den militære tilstedeværelsen i Tyskland, stanser Pentagon utsendingen av 4000 soldater til Polen.

European countries are trying to understand the U.S.'s intended military restructuring across the continent following new announcements.