Trump says no plans to pull US troops out of Europe

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration has no plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Europe, though it may "move some around a little bit." Trump made the remarks during a White House meeting with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, responding to a question about whether the United States plans to pull out some of its troops from European soil. "No, but we may move some around a little bit," Trump said. He added, "We have a lot of troops in Europe, as you know a lot, and we can move them around a little bit, but now basically we'll be pretty much set." The president's remarks came as the Pentagon conducts a global posture review, which could affect U.S. troop levels in host countries, including South Korea. Present at the summit talks was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who underscored the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members' decision to increase defense spending to 5 percent of their gross domestic product by 2035. "We're very much heartened by your leadership to get NATO to rise up to 5 percent, which means they can take primary responWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times