Trump to withdraw 5,000 U.S. soldiers from Germany

Washington.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will withdraw 5,000 soldiers American 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 high-ranking officials would show Trump's discontent, 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 the criticism of 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 distributed across several key facilities in the country, including Ramstein Air Base, the headquarters in Wiesbaden, the Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels training areas in Bavaria, Spangdahlem Air Base, and the Stuttgart military complex. We recommend reading:

Trump criticizes the lack of support with Iran

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 barrage in the crossfire of criticism between both leaders. The Republican accused the European leader of not supporting the U.S. in the war against Iran and of believing "that it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon", as well as emphasizing that "!Germany is rightly doing so badly, both economically and in other aspects!" Merz initially supported the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. However, over time he has adopted an increasingly critical stance, which has earned him the reproaches of the Republican. Trump has repeatedly criticized his European allies for not heeding Washington's call, which, along with Tel Aviv, initiated the war against Tehran on February 28, without consulting or informing its NATO partners beforehand.