Europe fears US pullback ordered by Trump will open the door to a reconfiguration of NATO
22 May 2026 at 17:27
Donald Trumpβs decision to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Germany, review a planned deployment to Poland, and freeze a project to station Tomahawk missiles on German soil has set off alarm bells in European capitals. In the Old Continent, fears are growing that those moves could be the first step toward a structural reconfiguration of NATO β or even a deeper U.S. pullback within the alliance.

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