NATO to Take Over Ukraine Security Assistance Group from US

The United States is preparing to hand over leadership of the NATO‑led Security Assistance Group‑Ukraine (SAG‑U) to a NATO ally within the next year. Current commander Lt. Gen. Curtis Buzzard will step down, and a new U.S. general will oversee the transition as American officer presence in Europe is reduced. SAG‑U, based in Wiesbaden, Germany, has coordinated more than $60 billion in U.S. defense contributions to Ukraine since its creation in 2022. The Pentagon says arms deliveries to Kyiv will continue unchanged despite the command shift.

The move is part of a broader U.S. strategy to shift the burden of supporting Ukraine onto European NATO partners. NATO already operates a parallel structure, the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) command, staffed by roughly 700 personnel from over 28 nations. The transition aims to maintain the flow of military aid while scaling back direct U.S. operational involvement in Europe.