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U.S. Ends Rotational Brigade on NATO’s Eastern Flank as Romania Confirms Reduced Presence

NATO describes the move as an adjustment following prior notification.

Rumänische und US-Soldaten bei einer Luftangriffsdemonstration auf der Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base im Jahr 2023.
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USA reduzieren Truppenpräsenz an der NATO-Ostflanke. (Archivbild).
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Overview

  • Romania’s Defence Ministry said the United States will stop rotating a brigade that had elements in Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary.
  • Personnel earmarked for Romania’s Mihail Kogălniceanu base are affected, though the exact number of withdrawals has not been specified.
  • Romanian officials said roughly 900–1,000 U.S. troops will remain and that Deveselu missile defense, Câmpia Turzii and an air unit at Mihail Kogălniceanu will stay operational.
  • A NATO official called the change a routine adjustment, noting the U.S. military footprint in Europe remains larger than before 2022.
  • Bucharest linked the step to Washington’s new priorities outlined earlier this year, while analysts in the region warn reductions could be read by Russia as weakening deterrence and Polish officials report no cuts there.