Let's not make 'too much' of US troop withdrawal, Rutte says on Romania visit

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Let's not make 'too much' of US troop withdrawal, Rutte says on Romania visit  Both the NATO chief and the Romanian president insisted that they have no concerns that the withdrawal of US troops from the country will weaken its defence or that of the wider eastern flank.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/05/lets-not-make-too-much-of-us-troop-withdrawal-rutte-says-on-romania-visit  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00NATO Chief Mark Rutte has downplayed concerns over the partial withdrawal of US troops from

00:08Romania, saying their force in Europe remains, quote, larger than ever. In a visit to Romania

00:17on Wednesday, Rutte explained that adjustments to US military are not unusual and that Washington

00:24remains committed to defending the alliance's eastern flank.

00:30Many more US forces on the continent than before 2022 and you have seen the commitment

00:35by President Trump and his administration makes very clear at the summit in the Hague of his total

00:41commitment to NATO and to our joint endeavours. The US announced last week that it would withdraw

00:49a rotating brigade currently stationed in the country and not replace it, insisting in a

00:55statement that it's a positive sign of increased European capability. A NATO exercise this month

01:03in Romania and Bulgaria, in which some 5000 troops will take part, shows that the bloc is capable

01:09of immediate, large-scale movements, says Romanian President, Nicollas Dhani.

01:23more capabilities, more capabilities, and, on the other hand, people when it is needed.

01:37After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO has bolstered its presence on

01:43Europe's eastern flank substantially.

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