NATO and some of America's allies in the transatlantic alliance have sought to ease concerns over the Trump administration's move to reduce the U.S. military's presence in Europe amid Russia's ongoing assault on Ukraine and as it's accused of ramping up hybrid warfare against NATO nations.

The Pentagon announced Thursday that it was reducing the number of U.S. troops deployed in eastern Europe. U.S. officials told CBS News that around 700 U.S. airborne troops who have been deployed in Germany, Romania and Poland would come home and not be replaced .

In a statement, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa said it was part of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "deliberate process to ensure a balanced U.S. military force posture," and "not an American withdrawal from Europe or a signal of lesse

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