08 July 2026 Romanian president Nicușor Dan said on Wednesday, July 8, in Ankara, that he does not see a risk of US troops withdrawing from NATO’s eastern flank, implicitly from Romania. The topic of a troop withdrawal has been floated since Donald Trump became president of the United States. His administration has continuously argued that European NATO members must up their defence spending, instead of counting on the United States to shoulder the alliance's military expenses. Dan said that Romania wants the continued military presence of the United States and the expansion of economic cooperation with the American side. "We had a discussion yesterday with a team of US senators, we discussed NATO and the bilateral relationship, where we are interested in continuing the US military presenc