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Trump Reduces US Forces in Europe as Allies Block Access and NATO Seeks Orderly Shift

The US is ordering troop removals and cutting assets assigned to NATO contingencies, including a one-third reduction in fighter jets, a halving of strategic bombers and the removal of submarines.President Donald Trump presses for the reductions after allies denied requests tied to his Iran operation and after Spain, Britain and Italy limited US air and basing access; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has opened a six-month force posture review.NATO leaders meeting in Turkey seek an orderly, coordinated US shift while Mark Rutte says higher European defense spending is rising but alliance cohesion is at risk and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet President Donald Trump outside summit talks.
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