Trump withdraws 5,000 US troops from Germany as Berlin steps up rearmament
US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany, prompting Germany to accelerate its rearmament plans. Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius declared that the country must become more European to remain transatlantic and is increasing its military capabilities.
The US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany. Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the US withdrawal was foreseeable and that Germany must take more responsibility for its security. Pistorius declared that Germany is on a good path, with its Bundeswehr getting larger and procuring more equipment. The Bundestag's military commissioner, Henning Otte, called for rapid countermeasures to close the gap left by the US troops' withdrawal. Germany plans to increase its personnel to 460,000 deployable soldiers and is preparing for a war economy. The country's rearmament is part of a comprehensive strategic reorientation of German militarism.
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