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 claims to focus on security priorities elsewhere in the world.

The U.S. Army denied it was a sign of lessened commitment to NATO, but offered no further details.

Depending on operations and exercises, around 80,000 to 100,000 U.S. troops are usually present on European soil. NATO allies have expressed concern that the Trump administration might drastically cut their numbers and leave a security vacuum as European countries confront an increasingly aggressive Russia.

The administration has been reviewing its military “posture” in Europe and elsewhere, but U.S. officials have said that the findings of the review were not expected to be known before ea

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