United States Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Tuesday that the deployment of American troops to Poland has been postponed, but added that it is not accurate to say that soldiers are being withdrawn from Europe.
Vice President Donald Trump said at the White House that the United States wants to encourage Europe to "take more ownership" of joint defense, the news agency reports. "Reuters".
"We're not talking about withdrawing every single American soldier from Europe. We're talking about repositioning some resources in a way that maximizes American security. I don't think that's bad for Europe," the US vice president said.
The United States has been reviewing its troop presence in Europe and has long been expected to reduce it in the wake of Trump's demands for NATO to take a greater role in defending Europe. The Pentagon has yet to provide details on how it envisions the future deployment of U.S. troops on the continent.
"We have not reduced the level of troops in Poland by 4.000 soldiers. What we have done is we have postponed a deployment of troops that were going to be sent to Poland, this is not a reduction, it is just a standard postponement in the rotation that sometimes happens in these situations," Vance said.
Reports of a change in the deployment of 4 soldiers in Poland have prompted harsh criticism from US lawmakers, who have expressed concern about the possibility of Trump abandoning allies.
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