Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Trump cautions of more 'cuts'

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europepolitics5/2/2026

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Germany Is Preparing Supply Lines for a War, It’s Far From Ready NATO: working with US to understand details of troop reduction in Germany A planned drawdown of U.S. troops from Germany should spur Europeans to strengthen their own defences further, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, following the latest salvo from Washington against transatlantic ties. The Pentagon announced on Friday that the United States would withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany, its largest European base, as a rift over the Iran war and tariff tensions place further strain on relations between the U.S.

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