The United States will withdraw nearly 12,000 soldiers, 11,900 to be exact, from Germany. Half of them will return home, while the rest will be deployed in other European countries, including Italy and Belgium. The Pentagon says so.
The Pentagon does not rule out that part of the troops that will be withdrawn from Germany could be deployed to Poland and the Baltic states if an agreement was reached.
Of the 11,900 soldiers who will be withdrawn from Germany, around 6,400 will return to the United States, the other 5,400 will be deployed in other European countries, and largely in Italy and Belgium. In Italy - reports the Wall Street Journal - two army battalions and the F-16 hunting squadron should be located.
The Pentagon plan will cost billions of dollars and may take years to complete, not least because it will require the construction of bases in the United States to house the military.
Meanwhile, speaking to reporters in the White House, President Donald Trump said that "Germany is not paying its fair share to NATO, it is taking advantage of it."