BRUSSELS — The United States has informed its NATO allies that it will scale back its troop presence along Europe's eastern border with Ukraine as it focuses on security priorities elsewhere in the world, Romania's defense ministry said on Wednesday.

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The United States has informed NATO allies that it will reduce its troop presence along Europe's eastern border with Ukraine. Romania's defense ministry announced this on Wednesday

The U.S. decision will halt the rotation of a brigade in several NATO countries, including Romania

About 1,000 U.S. troops will remain stationed there

Romania's defense minister says this reflects a shift in U.S. security focus toward the Indo-Pacific region

U.S. Army Europe and Africa later confirmed the move and said that it "will not c

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