China News Service, June 16 (Xinhuanet) comprehensive report, on the 15th local time, US President Trump said that he would reduce the number of US troops in Germany to about 25,000. Trump also said that without Germany increasing its military expenditure, the United States will withdraw all its troops.
The picture shows that on March 27, the US military "Kid" received fuel from the supply tanker.
According to reports, Trump said, “Germany owes fees for several years, and they owe NATO billions of dollars.” “We are protecting Germany, and they are owing fees. This makes no sense. So I said, we will put The garrison in Germany was reduced to 25,000."
The report said that the "Wall Street Journal" first reported that national security adviser Robert O'Brien signed an order to reduce the number of US troops in Germany and withdraw 9,500 soldiers from the current 35,000 soldiers. The highest number of US troops in Germany could reach 52,000.
However, many members of the Republican Party in the United States expressed opposition to this. They believe that this move will greatly threaten the national security of the United States.
German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber said on the 15th that the German government has officially been informed of this decision.
Among the nine joint operations headquarters of the US military, the headquarters of Europe and Africa are all located in the German military camp in Stuttgart, Germany. The Ramstein base in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, is the seat of the US Air Force Command in Europe.