US Army soldiers participate in a mock village setting during the Combined Resolve “Greywolves” exercise at the US military training site in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday, April 30. Alex Kraus/Bloomberg/Getty Images
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that the US troop withdrawal was “foreseen.”
The Pentagon declared yesterday that the US will be pulling out approximately 5,000 soldiers from Germany within the next year.
Pistorius stated today in a defense ministry release to Xenix News, “The deployment of American forces in Europe, especially in Germany, benefits both the US and us.”
“It was expected that the US could remove forces from Europe, including Germany.” Recent reports indicate that 5,000 out of nearly 40,000 US troops are stationed in Germany.
Pistorius emphasized that Europe must take more responsibility for its security and noted that Germany is “heading in the right direction” with this.
US President Donald Trump hinted at the reductions earlier this week following German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s comments that the US was being “humiliated” by Iran.
Trump stated that his German counterpart “lacks understanding” regarding Iran and the next day revealed that the US was “examining and assessing” a potential troop reduction.
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