Trump’s shock to Germany, 12 thousand soldiers withdrawn, now will be deployed to compete with Russia

Washington, Reuters. The US will reduce one-third of its troops stationed in Germany. A total of 36 thousand American soldiers are currently stationed in Germany, 12 thousand of them will be recalled. But in view of Russia’s challenge, six thousand of these will be deployed at a military base in Europe itself. President Donald Trump indicated in June only to reduce the number of troops from Germany by a third.

The US is believed to have taken this step because of non-spending for Germany’s NATO military budget. Germany is a close US military ally as a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Germany did not give enough share in NATO’s budget, saying that the US takes advantage of bilateral trade instead, so Germany compensates for that loss by giving less money to NATO.

“We don’t want anyone to suck us more,” Trump told reporters at the White House after deciding to cut down on military force. We are calling troops from Germany because it does not provide money for their expenses. This is very common. US Defense Minister Mark Asper spoke in other words. “We are increasing the number of troops in the Black Sea to deal with the threat of Russia,” he said.

Some troops will also be stationed at destinations close to the Baltic Sea. Not only this, the US is also going to shift the European headquarters of the US forces from Germany to Belgium. In the past, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s member Peter Baird, a member of the ruling Conservative bloc, criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to remove thousands of troops from the country. He said that this is completely unacceptable.