Moscow’s demand rejected by Washington but allies fear Trump could yet allow restoration of former Soviet bloc

During a meeting in Saudi Arabia, Russian officials requested the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern Europe. However, the US delegation rejected the demand, stated Cristian Diaconescu, head of the Romanian presidential office and defense and national security advisor,

European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the speed at which it is unraveling has created a crisis of enormous proportions.