The U.S. authorities do not intend to withdraw their forces from Europe despite the global review of the deployment of U.S. troops abroad. This was stated by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in an article for The Washington Post
“We recognise that every country faces many challenges when it comes to security spending. Everyone has to align their resources with strategy and national policy. We are undertaking a global review of the disposition of our forces, as directed by the President, which will help us to do this. However, we are not withdrawing from Europe. On the contrary, we have already suspended the previously announced reduction of U.S. troops in Germany”, – the article says.
At the same time, the Pentagon chief stressed that the Washington administration intends to make any decisions based on the results of the review “in close consultation” with its allies and partners.