ALERT: Germany defends the strategic importance of the presence of US soldiers in the country’s bases after Trump’s withdrawal announcement
According to recent reports, the following story has emerged from the international scene.
The German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, highlighted this Saturday the strategic importance of the American presence on German soil, following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will withdraw 5,000 soldiers from bases. “The presence of American soldiers in Europe and, especially, in Germany, is in our interest and in that of the United States,” Pistorius stressed. However, according to the minister, the measure “was foreseeable”, although he has not elaborated on that conclusion and has downplayed the number of troops that will be withdrawn. “Currently there is talk of 5,000 American soldiers out of a total of almost 40,000 who are stationed in Germany,” he noted. Continue reading
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