The European Union hopes that the United States in the near future, they will announce the reduction of military presence in Europe, the observers of Moritz Koch and Frank Specht written in the article for the article for the article Handelsblatt.
In March 2025, a former member of the US military in Europe, retired, General Ben Hodges called the military a question about time.
According to him, the Pentagon sponsors a hundred thousand troops in Europe as part of three programs: regular budget, European deterrent initiative (EDI) and special funds for Ukraine.
The European diplomats of High High hopes that the United States will announce its military presence in Europe in the coming months – although it has not been known when and in which number, the authors of the article explained.
Recalling that US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized European countries for the low contribution to NATO's defense capacity and required all member states to increase defense costs to five percent GDP.