In rare move, top Republican lawmakers criticize US troop reduction in Romania

30/10/2025 6:23

The top two Republican lawmakers who lead the Pentagon's oversight committees in the U.S. Congress issued a rare joint statement on Wednesday slamming the Trump's administration's decision to reduce the number of troops in Romania.



The United States plans to cut the number of troops on Europe's eastern flank, including soldiers who were to be stationed at Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, Romania's defense ministry said on Wednesday. The U.S. military said the move was not "an American withdrawal from Europe or a signal of

lessened commitment to NATO."



But Senator Roger Wicker, who leads the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the decision was "uncoordinated and directly at odds with the President's strategy."