As reported by the Romanian outlet G4Media, citing government sources and referenced by European Truth, Washington plans to pull out around 800 American troops from Romania, with additional reductions expected in Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Hungary.According to the sources, the withdrawal of 800 troops from Romania was officially announced on October 27 through NATO procedures. The move stems from a White House decision, which means it takes immediate effect, although Congress could theoretically intervene to amend it.Currently, American forces are stationed at Romania’s Mihail Kogălniceanu, Deveselu, and Câmpia Turzii bases. It remains unclear which of these facilities will see personnel reductions. In total, roughly 1,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Romania.Officials familiar with the matter believe the decision is unrelated to the annulment of the first round of Romania’s presidential election, which had been won by a far-right candidate, since the U.S. also plans withdrawals from Hungary.G4Media notes that the decision affects four countries, providing no details about the timeline, scale, and logistics of the troop drawdown outside Romania. The report focuses primarily on the American contingent stationed in Romania.Romania confirms U.S. troop reductionThe Romanian Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed that the United States is reducing the number of its troops stationed in Europe, including on NATO’s eastern flank.In a statement cited by European Pravda, the ministry said Bucharest had been informed of Washington’s decision to “change the number of its troops in Europe” as part of a wider reassessment of the global positioning of U.S. armed forces.“The Ministry of National Defense was informed about the reduction of some of the U.S. troops deployed on NATO's eastern flank as part of the process of reassessing the global position of the U.S. armed forces,” the statement reads.The ministry confirmed that the U.S. decision includes ending the rotation of certain brigade elements stationed in Romania, particularly those based at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base. However, about 1,000 American troops will remain deployed in the country.According to the ministry, the decision “was expected,” noting that Romania “is in constant contact with its American strategic partner.” It added that the reduction reflects new priorities of the Donald Trump administration, which were announced back in February.“The decision also took into account the fact that NATO has strengthened its presence and activities on the eastern flank, allowing the United States to adjust its military position in the region,” the statement said.The Romanian Ministry of Defense plans to hold a press conference on October 29 to provide further details.