China News Service, August 11th. According to a report by the Russian Satellite Network on the 11th, Glash, the US military’s foreign affairs officer, said that the withdrawal of US troops from Germany will complicate US military support for Europe and increase Russia’s conventional armed forces in the region. China has a huge advantage.
According to reports, US Secretary of Defense Esper previously stated that the United States will withdraw a total of nearly 12,000 military personnel from Germany, of which 6,400 will return to the United States, and the rest will be sent to other NATO member states in Europe.
Data map: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
In response, the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars (Wilson Center) recently released news that U.S. military officer Glash believes that the U.S. withdrawal from Germany will be the biggest change in the U.S. presence in Europe since 1990.
Glash said: "Withdrawal from Germany will complicate military support for Europe. The withdrawal of the US 2nd Cavalry Regiment will not only shorten the time for us to respond to a crisis in the EU, but will also weaken multinational military relations. "
In addition, Glash believes that the withdrawal of US troops from Germany may cost billions of dollars, and additional agreements will need to be signed before the withdrawal. The withdrawal of troops from Germany shows that the US military command expects that dynamic forces tend to be dispatched on a regular basis rather than permanently deployed, which may increase the load on the US military.
Glash pointed out that the decision to withdraw troops will also have an impact on the balance of international forces in Europe. He said: "These measures, at least seem to increase the Kremlin's already very large advantage in conventional weapons."