NATO to Adjust Presence in Kosovo Amid Broader US Pull Back From Europe

The move comes after the United States announced it would be drawing down its troop numbers on the continent.

NATO headquarters in Brussels on Sept. 12, 2025. Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images

NATO will adjust the strength of its peace support mission in Kosovo, which has been in place since 1999, over the next year due to the security situation in the country remaining “generally steady,” the alliance announced on June 12.

“NATO and KFOR are fully committed to safety and security in Kosovo,” U.S. Air Force General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), said in a statement.