“Wouldn't want to do that”
Trump does not want to deduct all US soldiers from Europe
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The fear is great: Will the Trump government also withdraw its US troops from Europe? The Defense Minister had recently said that the United States wanted to “put its military presence to the test worldwide”. Now the US President is also expressed.
US President Donald Trump does not plan all American soldiers from Europe. “I wouldn't want to do that,” said Trump when he was performed in his estate Mar-A-Lago in the state of Florida when asked whether he would be willing to take such a step as part of a peace agreement in the Ukraine War. The 78-year-old emphasized that the question doesn't really arise either. “Nobody asked me to do it. So I don't think we have to do that.”
Trump did not comment on a possible reduction in the number of American soldiers in Europe. According to the European Command of the US Armed Forces (Eucom), around 78,000 American soldiers are currently stationed in Europe-including around 37,000 in Germany. Since Trump's taking office, fears have been avoided that the US President could reduce the number. He had already followed such efforts during his first term.
According to Polish President Andrzej Duda, the United States had guaranteed not to reduce its troop strength in the region. “We were assured that there is absolutely no American intention to reduce the activity here in our part of Europe,” said Duda on Tuesday after a meeting with the US special representative for Ukraine and Russia, Kellogg. There are no plans to “reduce the number of American soldiers”. Duda appealed to his compatriots to “keep calm” in view of the US policy. The head of state, who was considered a supporter of US President Donald Trump, assured: “There is no fear that the United States will reduce their presence in our country.”
US defense minister Pete Hegseth sounded a little different a few days ago when you visit a troop in Stuttgart. He said it was not immediately planned to reduce the number of American soldiers in Europe. However, the United States wanted to “put its military presence to the test worldwide” in order to be able to concentrate more on China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
Hegseth also emphasized that Trump was right when he demanded defense investments of five percent of the gross domestic product. Europe has to contribute the most to defend its neighborhood.
