Too much at stake for US military to quit Europe, Estonian minister says

The U.S. administration may want to focus less on protecting Europe, but a military presence is too valuable for securing NATO's flank and projecting influence for it to pull out entirely, Estonia's defence minister has said. Hanno Pevkur told Reuters on Monday the U.S. might reposition some troops to focus more on the Indo-Pacific, but said there had been no discussion within the Western NATO alliance about any reduction of U.S. forces in Europe. "I do not believe that the U.S. will withdraw its troops from Europe," Pevkur said.