Keep US troops in Europe, EUCOM commander says

A drawdown of U.S. forces in Eastern Europe would make it harder for NATO and the United States to respond to ever-increasing Russian aggression, Gen. Chris Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, or EUCOM, said Tuesday—just hours after NBC published a report suggesting U.S. defense officials are considering removing up to 10,000 troops from the region. A move away from Europe’s Eastern flank would “increase the amount of time it took to respond [to a Russian attack.]&