The Wall Street Journal of the United States reported on Friday (5th) that US President Trump has instructed the Ministry of Defense to withdraw 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany in September or before, accounting for more than 1/4 of the current resident in the local area.Number of US military forces training temporarily to Germany.The report quoted U.S. officials that the move will significantly reshape the US military positioning in Europe and reflect that Washington and Berlin do not bite the military expenses and other security issues.
Officials pointed out that the memo of this decision has recently signed by the White House national security adviser Obrain.At present, the total number of U.S. military in Germany is 34,500. The highest number of people stationed in Germany can reach 52,000 due to alternating troops or temporary training.Trump's instructions will give a certain elasticity. As long as the number of people in Germany will always be less than 25,000 in the future. Officials say that more than 1,000 people are transferred to Poland, and some of them have changed to other European countries.
The report quoted that a senior official emphasized that the internal discussion of the withdrawal from Washington began to withdraw troops from September last year, so this decision has nothing to do with German Chancellor Merkel's refusal to attend the seven major industrial group (G7) summit at the end of this month.However, the official acknowledged that the move reflected the Trump administration of the German policy MDASH; MDASH; especially the national military expenditure and insistence on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 (Nord Stream 2) natural gas pipeline mdash; MDASH; long -term frustration.
Quote from senior German officials: I thought I would withdraw from Afghanistan first
A German defense official said that his government had not received the official meeting of the United States, but confirmed that it had recently received the wind in the diplomatic circle.The official said: We have always knew that Trump would be recruited during pressure, but we were thinking that he would withdraw from Afghanistan first.This move (from Germany) will not help American friends who are in Germany and are committed to maintaining cross -Grand -Western relations, they will only strengthen the anti -American emotions that were originally spread.
Washington has always demanded that some European countries including Germany have increased military expenditure.German Defense Minister Cranp-Calen Ball promised to observe NATO's requirements last year, increasing military expenditures to GDP to 2%, but the target time limit was 2031. In 2024, it was only promised that the general's expense will be expected by 2024.The proportion rose to 1.5%.
