U.S. media reports that Trump demanded the withdrawal of nearly 10,000 US troops in Germany by September
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, June 5 (Reporter Liu Pinran) According to US media reports on the 5th, US President Trump has asked the Pentagon to withdraw nearly 10,000 US troops from Germany before September.
Data graph: US President Trump. China News Agency reporter Chen Meng Tongshe
The US "Wall Street Journal" quoted several US government officials as saying that there are currently about 34,500 US troops in Germany, and the Trump administration plans to evacuate about 9,500 of them. In addition, the plan also requires that the number of US troops stationed in Germany will be limited to 25,000 in any case, and the current number of US troops stationed in Germany can be increased to 52,000 during rotation or training.
The report said that the memorandum signed by O’Brien, the assistant to the US President’s National Security Affairs, called for this military adjustment. The source said that the US government has been discussing the plan since September last year, saying that the plan has nothing to do with German Chancellor Angela Merkel's refusal to travel to the United States a few days ago to participate in the G-7 summit that was scheduled for this month.
After Trump assumed the presidency of the United States, U.S.-Germany relations have been impacted. The two countries have different opinions on the Iranian nuclear issue, the Beixi-2 natural gas pipeline project, and military expenditures.