{"id":2294,"date":"2026-06-18T09:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:38:10","slug":"hegseth-announces-review-of-us-troops-in-europe-scorns-some-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2294","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth announces review of US troops in Europe, scorns some allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new review of America&#8217;s troop deployments in Europe on Thursday and threatened to withhold some U.S. dues to NATO if &#8220;free riding&#8221; \u200ballies did not meet their defense spending commitments.<\/div><div>Hegseth, addressing defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, said the U.S. review would last for up to six \u200cmonths and include consultations with the U.S. Congress, which has legislated a minimum number of U.S. forces in Europe.<\/div><div>While he did not explicitly say the review could result in reductions in U.S. force deployments in Europe, he stressed the goal would be to prompt the continent to do more while ensuring the U.S. military would be able to meet its global commitments.<\/div><div>&#8220;Make no mistake about it, this will be a real review. It will be \u200bdesigned to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe,&#8221; Hegseth said.<\/div><div>Hegseth also slammed allies \u200bwho did not support the United States during its war with Iran, after some denied the U.S. basing and overflight rights for war-related activities.<\/div><div>He \u2060said the U.S. review would ensure U.S. basing and overflight rights were assured.<\/div><div>His comments came as countries in the alliance scrambled to fill gaps in their crisis forces &#8212; national capabilities committed to \u200bthe transatlantic alliance in an emergency &#8212; after Washington cut some contributions with immediate effect.<\/div><div>The U.S. told its allies last month that it had decided to shrink the pool of U.S. military capabilities \u200bavailable to the alliance in a crisis, raising urgent questions as leaders prepare for a NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8.<\/div><div>The move is meant to gradually end an &#8220;unhealthy co-dependence&#8221; on U.S. forces as Washington faces the potential of simultaneous conflicts in multiple theaters, according to NATO&#8217;s top commander, U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich.<\/div><div>Arriving for a meeting with his counterparts at NATO&#8217;s Brussels headquarters, Hegseth said the United States would be candid in public and \u200bprivate about countries that need to do more to meet their commitments.<\/div><div>&#8220;(There are) some that still need to do more, and we will be candid about that, both in private and \u200bin public. I think that&#8217;s important, friends being honest with friends,&#8221; Hegseth said.<\/div><div>&#8220;NATO 3.0 is post-Cold War recognition that it needs to go back to a real hardline military alliance that has real military capabilities capable \u200cof deterring \u2060right here on the continent and taking the lead for the conventional defense of Europe.&#8221;<\/div><h2>&#8216;IT IS IMMEDIATE&#8217;<\/h2><div>NATO chief Mark Rutte acknowledged that the reduction of U.S contributions to NATO&#8217;s crisis forces has already taken effect.<\/div><div>&#8220;The question yesterday came up: Is this immediate or not? It is immediate,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/div><div>&#8220;However, why I&#8217;m a little bit reluctant to say this is because it is a planning tool. So what would happen in reality? If war would break out &#8230; all allies, including the U.S., will max out what they can do to make sure we can fight the war.&#8221;<\/div><div>Some ministers spelled \u200bout offers to raise their contributions to NATO&#8217;s \u200bcrisis pool as they entered the Brussels \u2060meeting.<\/div><div>Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said his country would contribute more to NATO&#8217;s crisis forces to help replace some U.S. capabilities, including with F-16 fighter jets and MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones.<\/div><div>&#8220;There will be heavy discussions on who is doing what, but I can say that Belgium is contributing,&#8221; the \u200bminister said.<\/div><div>Plugging other gaps will take longer as Europeans lack weapons such as deep strike missiles, prompting German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to \u200bcall for a synchronized process \u2060to prevent &#8220;dangerous capability gaps in Europe&#8221;.<\/div><div>&#8220;It is difficult and dangerous for the security of NATO&#8217;s territory in Europe if capabilities are withdrawn very quickly without having clarity when they can be compensated for,&#8221; he warned, citing deep strike as one of the capabilities hard to replace.<\/div><div>&#8220;There, we will need either stop-gap solutions or time before their withdrawal. This will need to be negotiated with our American partners. 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