Germany urges stronger European defence after US announces troop drawdown

A planned drawdown of 5,000 US troops from Germany was expected, but should spur Europeans to strengthen their own defences, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, after Washington’s latest salvo against transatlantic ties. The Pentagon announced the drawdown from Germany, its largest European base, on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war […]

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