US Vice President JD Vance has defended the announced reduction of troops in Germany and Poland. Poland stresses that no decision on troop reduction has been made.
US Vice President JD Vance stressed at the White House that it is not about withdrawing every single American soldier from Europe. Rather, the administration wants to shift some resources to best ensure the security of the United States.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote after a conversation with his American counterpart Pete Hegseth that the US commitment to Poland's defense is not changing. The decisions made are in no way directed against the strategic partnership.
The United States had announced in early May to withdraw 5000 female and male soldiers from Germany within a year. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that the Pentagon had stopped the deployment of a combat brigade of 4000 soldiers to Poland. Now it is said from the United States that this is a usual delay in the rotation.
