Berlin, May 31 -- The United States is planning to reduce its military engagement in Europe, far quicker than what was previously thought of--with the Pentagon about to present concrete plans soon, as reported by German media outlet Welt.

Citing a high-ranking representative of the Department of Defence, Welt reported that the representative said the changes would be incorporated into the troop and capability offering at the next NATO force sourcing conference.

"These changes will be incorporated into our troop and capability offering at the next NATO force sourcing conference," a high-ranking representative of the US Department of Defence confirmed to Welt.

The next of these conferences will take place in June.

At these regular meeti...