The top U.S. general in Europe said on Tuesday that the United States should keep its military presence on the continent as it is now, as the Pentagon reviews its global footprint under President Donald Trump.

The U.S. military had more than 100,000 troops in Europe following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but U.S. Army General Christopher Cavoli said that the number had been reduced to 80,000.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told European colleagues that they should not assume that the U.S. presence will last forever.

"It's my advice to maintain that force posture as it is now," Cavoli told lawmakers during a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

Cavoli said the military had periodically reviewed its troop levels in Europe since 2022 when Washington poured thousands of troops into the continent, but he had recommended against bringing troop levels down.

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