"Gen. Ben Hodges warns against the withdrawal of US troops from Europe, stressing that Putin will not halt in Ukraine if NATO shows weakness. Currently, 100,000 U.S. soldiers in Europe are funded by the US budget, the European Scaring Initiative (EDI) and funds for Ukraine. The deficiency of fresh backing could mean withdrawing 10,000 soldiers first, followed by another 30,000. Trump sees China as a major threat and wants Europe to strengthen its defence. Hodges stresses that reducing the US presence will increase the hazard of Russian aggression against Moldova or the Baltic countries, as Russia is practically openly talking about.
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"Gen. Ben Hodges warns against the withdrawal of US troops from Europe, stressing that Putin will not halt in Ukraine if NATO shows weakness. Currently, 100,000 U.S. soldiers in Europe are funded by the US budget, the European Scaring Initiative (EDI) and funds for Ukraine. The deficiency of fresh backing could mean withdrawing 10,000 soldiers first, followed by another 30,000. Trump sees China as a major threat and wants Europe to strengthen its defence. Hodges stresses that reducing the US presence will increase the hazard of Russian aggression against Moldova or the Baltic countries, as Russia is practically openly talking about.
