Published on: 2026-05-02
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Washington, May 2 /Xin hua/ — The Pentagon plans to withdraw about 5 thousand American military personnel from Germany. This was reported on Friday to the local media by a high-ranking military official who wished to remain anonymous.
He called the criticism from the USA by Chancellor FRG Friedrich Merz “inappropriate and useless”.
Let us remind, earlier this week F. Mertz criticized the USA for military actions against Iran, which were conducted “without a plan.” He noted that the United States is “subjected to humiliation by the Iranian leadership.”
In response, American President Donald Trump said that the German Chancellor “doesn’t know what she is talking about” and does not attach importance to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
On Wednesday, D. Trump wrote on social media that Washington is considering the possibility of reducing the number of troops in Germany and that a decision will be made “in the near future.” On Thursday, he stated that it is also possible to reduce the contingent in Spain and Italy.
According to the US Department of Defense, at the end of last year more than 36 thousand American military personnel, nearly 1.5 thousand reservists, and 11.5 thousand civilian employees were stationed in Germany. The headquarters of the US European and African Commands are also based in the FRG, and Ramstein airbase serves as a key center of American military operations.
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