NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the U.S. assured its alliance partners that it would consult them on changes to the deployment of American troops in Europe after a plan to cut their numbers in Germany sewed confusion.
Stoltenberg said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper made the pledge during a video conference Wednesday with his counterparts from the 30-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization. President Donald Trump on Monday unexpectedly announced a plan to reduce American forces in Germany by a quarter, a move that left governments across Europe seeking more details.
