The Pentagon announced the transfer of military from Germany to Italy and Belgium

AFP reports.

#BREAKING US to move 11,900 troops out from Germany: Pentagon pic.twitter.com/7zXyqALgil

In early June, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had ordered the withdrawal of 9,500 US troops from Germany by September.

On July 1, the Pentagon reported that the redeployment of the military "will strengthen the containment of Russia" and will also have a positive effect on the "strategic and operational flexibility of the United States in Europe."