Senior U.S. Defense Department officials are considering withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, scaling back the temporary surge of 20,000 U.S. troops deployed in 2022 to bolster NATO's eastern flank following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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U.S. Defense Department officials are considering withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe
The move would scale back the temporary surge of 20,000 U.S. troops deployed in 2022
The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a proposal to withdraw some of the troops sent in 2022 to strengthen the defense of countries bordering Ukraine.
In 2022, 20 thousand US troops arrived in Poland and Romania.
If Washington does go ahead with a partial withdrawal, fears will grow in Europe that the United States could leave its allies alone with the growing Russian threat.
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