US briefs on European troops
How many US soldiers will remain in Europe? On Thursday, NATO countries will be informed about the US plans.
Deputy Secretary of State Elbridge Colby will meet the 32 NATO ambassadors in Brussels to report on the situation, officials told the AFP news agency.
– The US is consulting with allies as part of its troop review, a NATO official told AFP.
A review has been underway since the summer and, together with critical statements from those in power in Washington, has led to concerns within NATO about a large-scale withdrawal of US forces from Europe.
The US had a peak of almost half a million soldiers in Europe in the 1950s, but is now down to around 80,000, according to the CFR think tank.
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