Germany Stays Calm as U.S. Troops Depart, NATO Urges EU Investment

Germany's defense minister, Boris Bistorius, is staying cool about the Pentagon's plan

to pull 5,000 U.S. troops out of the country over the next six to twelve months.

He called it foreseeable and stressed that American forces stationed there benefit both sides,

pushing Europe to step up its own security game within, in Aedo.

This comes after President Trump's recent threats to cut troops from Germany, amid

frustrations over NATO spending and alliances.

He has highlighted how Germany is already boosting its military, speeding up buys, and building

infrastructure to take more responsibility.

Tensions are rising, though, with Trump blasting leaders like German Chancellor Friedrich

Murz for criticizing U.S. moves on Iran and announcing.

Twenty-five percent tariffs next week on European cars and trucks, hitting Germany's

auto industry hard.

EU lawmakers are calling it unacceptable.

Another broken trade promise.

Meanwhile, the U.S. usually keeps 80,000 to 100,000 personnel in Europe, ramped up since

Russia's Ukraine invasion in February, 2022.

NATO expects these to go first, and is working with Washington to sort details.

NATO's spokesperson echoed the call for Europe to invest more toward that 2% GDP defense

target, seeing this as a nudge for allies to own.

Their security while the alliance keeps coordinating across the Atlantic, Canada news today,

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