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Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said the alliance was working with the US to understand the details of the troop withdrawal decision, which "underscores the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence
troop presence in Romania, as part of Trump's plan to shift the focus of US military commitment from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region. There are now growing concerns within the 32-member Nato
troop withdrawals. The Nato spokesperson, Allison Hart, said on Saturday that the alliance was “working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany”. The remarks suggested the announcement
withdraw troops from German soil were far from new – Trump had made them during his first term in office – and they were ready for them. Speaking on a visit to Morocco, the German foreign minister
NATO a “paper tiger” and “absolutely useless”. ## ‘Changing US objectives’ Former US diplomat Donald Jensen said the US’s announced troop withdrawal reflects shifting US military priorities and could signal a longer-term reconfiguration
withdrawal to be completed over the next six to twelve months." Trump, a longtime critic of the Nato alliance, has been lashing out at allies over their refusal to participate in operations to reopen
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](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran)
response to President Trump’s call for greater burden sharing, significantly increasing defense spending and providing seamless access, basing, and overflight for US forces in support of [Operation Epic Fury,](https://www.centcom.mil/OPERATIONS-AND-EXERCISES/EPIC-FURY/)” they said
withdraw US troops from Italy and rejected accusations that Rome had not helped the US, especially in relation to maritime security. Crosetto also alluded to Trump’s accusations that European-linked ships have crossed
Nato. He previously called the alliance a “paper tiger” after members ignored calls for military support in the strait of Hormuz. The US president also threatened consequences for countries such as Spain, including troop withdrawals
withdrawing the US from Nato, pushing the 77-year-old alliance into the worst crisis in its history. Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister – who has been [the most vociferous European critic](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/pedro-sanchez-spain-european-leader-take-on-trump)
troop deployments. The suggestion of a pullback has sparked concern over security in Poland and elsewhere in Europe, as Russia’s war on neighbouring Ukraine continues and the Trump administration largely ceasing efforts to mediate
withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe live From **Italy and Spain have joined a growing list of countries that US president [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) is threatening with pulling US troops from
withdrawal from Germany on Friday, days after German Chancellor [Friedrich Merz](/news/2026/4/27/iran-very-skilful-as-us-humiliated-says-german-chancellor) said Iran was humiliating the US during the negotiations aimed at ending the war. The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, called
response from Trump’s camp. [Richard Grenell](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/trump-ric-grenell-kennedy-center), a longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who served as ambassador to Germany during Trump’s first term, posted on X: “@\_FriedrichMerz has become the European
response to our operations in the Middle East, they are well documented,” Rubio said as he arrived for the start of the meeting in Helsingborg. “That will have to be addressed. That
US," the defense minister told [German news agency dpa](https://nordot.app/1423288045244661923#). Pistorius added that if Germany was to remain a transatlantic partner, it must work to strengthen the European pillar within NATO. The Trump
withdrawal of around 5,000 American soldiers over the next 12 months. That’s expected to cut the number of US troops in the country by about 14 percent. Germany hosts the highest number
US and Russia. Because of their small size, they are harder to track down and monitor. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that if Moscow uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine, the alliance
response. ![Two German recruits, wearing camouflage face paint and camouflage-print uniforms, attend a tank destruction exercise at the Westfalen-Kaserne barracks of the German armed forces on November 13, 2025. They are photographed from