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Germany Stresses Unity as U.S. Cuts 5,000 Troops

A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft takes off from the U.S. Air Base in Ramstein, the central air hub for Europe and the Middle East. Following growing tensions between President Donald Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), the U.S. government has ordered the partial withdrawal of troops from Germany. About 5,000 of them are to be redeployed over the next six to twelve months | File Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stressed that the United States and Germany have shared military interests after the announcement of plans to withdraw U.S. 5,000 troops from bases in Germany over the next year. Officials stress cooperation will continue, while Europe may take on greater security responsibility.