Polish Prime Minister Tusk declared that NATO is continuously heading toward disintegration following Trump's decision to withdraw part of the U.S. military presence from Germany.
The partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany (initially 5,000 personnel) signifies that the United States is no longer willing to unconditionally guarantee Europe's defense. There is a deep rift within Europe: Eastern European countries (Poland and the three Baltic states) are deeply fearful of Russia and heavily reliant on U.S. military forces; meanwhile, Germany and France advocate for autonomous European defense and seek alternative solutions. The U.S. troop withdrawal has fully exposed this division, which forms the core basis for Tusk's claim of "disintegration."
The reduction of U.S. military presence in Germany will severely impact NATO’s rapid reaction capabilities in Central Europe, logistics coordination, and intelligence operations. As a result, NATO’s forward deterrence capacity toward Eastern Europe has significantly weakened, and its actual operational cooperation capability has diminished.
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