The president of the United States, donald trumpwill withdraw 5,000 US soldiers from their bases in Germany, according to senior defense officials who were cited by various local media this Friday.
The decision to withdraw 5,000 active U.S. military personnel from Germany is being planned by the Pentagon, according to those officials.
The measure advanced by senior commanders would show the discontent of Trump, who had already threatened this week to withdraw troops due to the lack of support from his European allies in the war against Iran.
This action is also interpreted as a reaction to criticism from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who accused the Republican of having been “humiliated” by Tehran in the negotiations to reach an agreement.
Currently, the U.S. Army has a massive presence in Germany with more than 36,000 active-duty soldiers spread across several key installations in the country, including Ramstein Air Base, headquarters in Wiesbaden, the Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels training areas in Bavaria, Spangdahlem Air Base, and the Stuttgart military complex.
Yesterday, Trump warned Merz that he should focus more on “fixing” his “broken” country and ending the war in Ukraine than on “interfering” in the conflict with Iran, in a new salvo in the exchange of criticism between both leaders.
The Republican accused the European leader of not supporting the United States in the war against Iran and of believing “that it is good for Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” in addition to emphasizing that “it is no wonder that Germany is doing so badly, both economically and in other aspects!”
Merz initially supported the American and Israeli attacks on Iran. However, with the passage of time he has assumed an increasingly critical stance, which has earned him reproaches from the Republican.
Trump has repeatedly criticized his European allies for not responding to the call of Washington, which together with Tel Aviv began the war against Tehran on February 28, without consulting or communicating anything beforehand to its NATO partners.
