While the NATO Ankara Summit was underway, the Pentagon announced the departure of a US Army brigade from Germany and the cancellation of previously scheduled long-range fire system deployments. These actions have resulted in six NATO countries on Russia's eastern border experiencing a significant reduction in American military support. Chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees expressed serious concerns regarding this decision, especially as Russian drones have targeted residential buildings in Romania and incursions by Russian aircraft into NATO airspace have surged threefold in 2025. Analysts warn that this withdrawal marks the most strategically critical reduction of US military presence in Europe since the Cold War.
