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Rubio says US decisions on Europe troops are 'not punitive'

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22-05-2026 | 06:53

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Rubio says US decisions on Europe troops are 'not punitive'

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that troop shifts by Washington in Europe were not aimed at punishing allies for a lack of support over Iran.

"The United States continues to have global commitments that it needs to meet in terms of our force deployment, and that constantly requires us to reexamine where we put troops. This is not a punitive thing, it's just something that's ongoing," Rubio told reporters ahead of talks in Sweden with his NATO counterparts.

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