US military to reduce number of troops in Romania as start of European drawdown

Army says 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of 101st Airborne to redeploy to Kentucky without replacement'

The US military is reducing the number of troops it has stationed in Romania, scaling back Nato's deployment to countries along Europe's eastern border with Ukraine, US and Romanian officials have announced.

In a statement on Wednesday, the US army said that the 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of the 101st Airborne division would redeploy to its home-based unit in Kentucky without replacement" as part of a plan to ensure a balanced US military force posture".