President of the Donald Trumps decision to withdraw nearly 10,000 us soldiers home from Germany, apparently, is not one that he has pre-discussed in depth with the German government.
Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas, says Tuesday that he does not have got anything to know about the details.
– We believe that the american presence in Germany is important not only for Germany’s security, but also for the americans and not least for Europe’s security, says Maas during a visit in Poland.
the Message is the same from the Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, at a press conference before a meeting between the alliance’s defence ministers on Wednesday and Thursday.
– My message is that the US presence is good for Europe. But it is not only good for north America and the UNITED states. It is not just about protecting Europe, but also to protect american power out of Europe, he says.
the prime minister says he discussed the case with Trump last week.
The u.s. soldiers ‘ presence is also of great importance for Poland’s security, stresses the country’s foreign minister, Jacek Czaputowicz, at the press conference with Maas in Warsaw.
Poland opposite to Germany more in the tops of the Trump, as Poland is living up to the common Nato target for defence spending.
Monday, said Trump at a press conference, that he would reduce the number of soldiers in Germany from 52.000 to 25,000. The reasoning was that the germans behave ‘badly’ in the trade.
The u.s. department of defense has since clarified that there is between 34.000 and 35.000 soldiers in the country.
at the same time, the u.s. president, that Germany’s contribution to Nato is too small. Germany promised last year to increase its contribution significantly.
That having been said, what has been said, from the UNITED states and the president. But it is not yet announced, how and when this decision will be implemented, ” says Jens Stoltenberg.
the UNITED states has had military forces stationed in Germany since the end of the Second world War in 1945.
Trump has long complained that the allies in Europe spend money on defense, and the UNITED states lifts a burden for the europeans.
