The President of the NATO Military Committee Giuseppe Kavo Dragon admitted that the United States can withdraw some of its troops from Europe, but will not completely out of the bloc. He said this in an interview with Bloomberg.
In his opinion, Washington does not plan to leave the alliance, but the withdrawal of part of the military group from Europe may be on the agenda, which the United States has from here. " "However, I do not believe that a significant part of American troops will leave Europe," he added.
Kavo Dragon has agreed with the authorities of several European countries that in the light of the change of US priorities, they must increase defense expenses. "There is a certain imbalance, and therefore, we need to fix it," the Italian military said.
At the same time, he called "heresy" that Europe is unable to ensure its own protection. Kavo Dragon stressed that the European military will have to compensate the gaps of the defense opportunities, which will arise in case of withdrawal of some American forces from Europe.
Pentagon's head Pitt Hegs, last week, demanded that Europe be responsible for its own protection.
