He didn't provide evidence for his claims.
NBC News, citing U.S. officials, reported that Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth told Ukrainian officials in a closed-door meeting that Washington may significantly reduce its troop presence in Europe. The report is based on sources with knowledge of private discussions between the Trump administration and the Ukrainian government.
Days after Trump was sworn in for a second term as U.S. president, a European diplomatic source told a leading Italian news agency that Trump plans to withdraw roughly 20,000
U.S. troops from Europe.
The source told ANSA that Trump aims to reduce the American military presence on the continent by about 20 percent and intends to demand greater financial contributions from NATO allies to cover the costs of maintaining the remaining forces.
The diplomatic source said Trump wants other NATO member states to pay up as U.S. troops there are a "deterrent" so costs should not "be borne only by American taxpayers."
Trump has long pushed for NATO members to ramp up their defense spending to 5 percent of their gross domestic product—up from a target of 2 percent set in 2014.
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