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Germany's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, stated that the US troop withdrawal from Europe was foreseeable. President Trump announced plans to pull 5,000 troops from Germany amid tensions with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over comments on Iran.
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The German defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said that it was “foreseeable” that the US would withdraw troops from Europe, after the Pentagon announced it would pull thousands of American soldiers from Germany.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US will withdraw 5,000 active-duty troops from Nato ally Germany in the next six to 12 months, fulfilling his earlier threats after clashing with German chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war.
Earlier this week, Merz said Iran had “humiliated” the US and questioned how Trump planned to end the conflict, saying: “The Americans obviously have no strategy.”
Responding to the announcement of plans to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany, Pistorius said: “It was foreseeable that the US would withdraw troops from Europe, including Germany.”
He added that Europeans must take greater responsibility for their own security, and that Germany was “on the right track” in this regard.
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Boris Pistorius stated that it was foreseeable the US would withdraw troops from Europe, including Germany.
President Trump plans to withdraw 5,000 active-duty troops from Germany within the next six to twelve months.
The announcement followed tensions between President Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over comments regarding Iran.
Friedrich Merz criticized the US for being humiliated by Iran and questioned Trump's strategy to end the conflict.

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