“ The heads of the armed forces committees of the House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, and the US Senate, Roger Wicker, opposed the redeployment of part of the American military contingent in Eastern Europe. Source: joint statement of Rogers and Wicker, writes “European Truth” Details: Republican congressmen said that they “strongly oppose” the redeployment of the rotational brigade in Romania and the process initiated by the Pentagon, “which could lead to a further reduction of American troops in Eastern Europe.” They recalled that US President Donald Trump recently promised not to withdraw American troops from Europe. “The president is right that the location of American troops in Europe needs to be changed, as NATO takes on an additional burden and the nature of war is changing. But this update must be broadly coordinated both within the US government and with NATO,” the congressmen said. Rogers and Wicker also point out that the announced rearmament of Europe under the pressure of the Trump administration takes time, and the premature withdrawal of American troops from NATO’s eastern flank “undermines the deterrent effect and creates the risk of further Russian aggression.” The verbatim statement: “Unfortunately, the Pentagon’s decision seems uncoordinated and directly contradicts the president’s strategy.” What preceded: Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of Romania confirmed the information that had previously appeared in the mass media, that the USA was reducing the number of its troops that were deployed in Europe. The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command has confirmed plans to redeploy part of its military contingent from European countries, saying there is no question of a troop withdrawal.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
US Capitol, photo Bloomberg via Getty Images Source: joint statement of Rogers and Vicker, writes “European Truth”
Details: Republican congressmen said they “strongly oppose” the redeployment of a rotating brigade to Romania and a Pentagon-initiated process “that could lead to further reductions in American forces in Eastern Europe.”
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They recalled that US President Donald Trump recently promised not to withdraw American troops from Europe.
“The president is right that the location of American troops in Europe needs to be changed, as NATO takes on an additional burden and the nature of war is changing. But this update must be broadly coordinated both within the US government and with NATO,” the congressmen said.
Rogers and Wicker also point out that the announced rearmament of Europe under the pressure of the Trump administration takes time, and the premature withdrawal of American troops from NATO’s eastern flank “undermines the deterrent effect and creates the risk of further Russian aggression.”
Literally a statement: “Unfortunately, the Pentagon’s decision seems uncoordinated and directly contradicts the president’s strategy.”
What preceded: Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of Romania confirmed the information that had previously appeared in the mass media, that the USA is reducing the number of its troops that were deployed in Europe.
The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command has confirmed plans to redeploy part of its military contingent from European countries, saying there is no question of a troop withdrawal.