The United States has notified its allies that it does not plan to participate in military exercises held in Europe beyond those already scheduled in 2025, Swedish media outlet Expressen reported on March 7.
Sources told Expressen that this will affect several exercises currently in the "drawing board" phase that will be held in Sweden.
Since his inauguration in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled that he wants to pivot American security priorities away from Europe and focus on China and the Indo-Pacific Region.
In response, a rattled Europe has begun preparing itself for a world order in which the United States cannot be relied on. EU member states agreed to free up what could amount to an unprecedented 800 billion euros ($867 billion) for defense spending.
The United States regularly carries out joint operations with European allies each year to increase cooperation and test troop readiness.
Posted by John3262005
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It really looks like the US is allying itself with Russia.
Somebody help, I can’t stop saying incredibly obvious things!
I was told by Lindsey Graham that this wouldn’t happen. Could he lie?
*meh*
Yeah it’s a dick move, but we *do* need to pivot towards China and Europe needs to be able to defend itself on its own when we do so.
Big if true! Really big. If true.
What the hell are the Generals doing. They have to know this shit is wrong.