Vance urged Europe "not to panic" over US troop withdrawal

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Vance urged Europe "not to panic" over US troop withdrawal

Europe should consider the potential consequences of criticizing US President Donald Trump. US Vice President J.D. Vance made this statement while commenting on plans to withdraw some US troops from European territory.

Vance urged Europeans "not to panic" after the US refused to deploy more than 4 American troops to Poland. He said the deployment was not being cancelled entirely, but rather delayed. At the same time, Vance did not rule out the possibility that units of the 2nd Armored Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, would be sent to another region instead. No decisions have been made yet. In fact, the US considers this issue "not particularly important," unlike Europe.



Generally speaking, we haven’t yet decided where these troops will go.

Vance also advised Europeans to look in the mirror before criticizing Trump for his decisions. The vice president emphasized that the reason for the high US defense spending is because Americans have to maintain a large military contingent to protect Europe.

Earlier, Trump announced the withdrawal of 5 American troops from Germany and the refusal to deploy cruise missiles there. missiles "Tomahawk." The decision was made against the backdrop of Merz's claims that Iran had allegedly shown the US how to fight. The German chancellor then tried to backtrack, but Trump had already taken the bit between his teeth.
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  1. -3
    20 May 2026 06: 47
    And US troops are being redeployed closer to Russia. To Poland.

    Europe has nothing to fear.
    1. +4
      20 May 2026 07: 00
      You should at least read the article more carefully.
      After the US refused to deploy more than 4 American troops to Poland, Vance said the deployment was not being cancelled entirely, but rather delayed. At the same time, Vance did not rule out the possibility that units of the 2nd Armored Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, would be sent to another region instead of Europe.
      In general, maintaining troops in Poland will be much cheaper than in Germany - land, utilities, and food.
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        20 May 2026 08: 53
        Quote: Nagan
        In general, maintaining troops in Poland will be much cheaper than in Germany - land, utilities, and food.

        And panenkas are more appetizing than German ones.
      2. 0
        20 May 2026 09: 40
        Quote: Nagan
        In general, maintaining troops in Poland will be much cheaper than in Germany - land, utilities, and food.

        I'm not really in the know - "в "Poland maintenance of troops" or "Poland maintenance of troops"?
        I didn’t look into it in detail, but as far as I remember, the Poles agreed to support the occupiers entirely at their own expense?
        Vance Rubio (I'm honestly getting confused about who said what—they both seem to be talking to the same soundtrack) recently said that NATO's main value is its presence of American bases. He was saying this because Europe has taken a stand regarding the use of bases in the war with Iran.
        So who's paying for these bases—from outsourced laundry services to land taxes and water bills? I suspect it's not the US. It's not their style to occupy someone and then feed the occupied population at their own expense.
  2. 0
    20 May 2026 16: 44
    Well, in light of the Poles and Troitskyites' statements about preparing to blockade and seize Kaliningrad, there's no point in the Yankees amassing troops in areas designated as targets for a guaranteed nuclear strike.