US EditionGermany takes US troop drawdown in stride but deterrence gaps remain
NATO is seeking details as allies warn the move could weaken deterrence and push Europe to spend more on defense, officials said.
- On Friday, the Pentagon announced it will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over the next six to 12 months following a comprehensive force posture review of its European deployment.
- Tensions over the Iran war and trade policy accelerated the decision after Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized Washington's strategy, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten reductions.
- The drawdown includes one full brigade and cancels a planned long-range fires battalion. Experts warn the cancellation weakens deterrence against Russia, as the U.S. holds a monopoly on such capabilities within NATO.
- German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius called the move 'foreseeable,' urging Europeans to accelerate military procurement and expand the Bundeswehr from 185,000 to 260,000 active-duty personnel.
- Congressional leaders Senator Roger Wicker and Representative Mike Rogers warned the withdrawal risks undermining deterrence and sending the wrong signal to Russia, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk cautioned that NATO is 'disintegrating.
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Following the decision of the United States to withdraw troops from Germany, the Polish Prime Minister makes a devastating assessment of the future of the alliance.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Saturday that the main danger facing the transatlantic community is "the ongoing disintegration of our alliance," a disastrous trend that must be reversed. "The greatest threat to the transatlantic community is not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance. We all have to do everything we can...
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