‘Regrettable Decision’: Donald Trump’s US Troop Withdrawal Plan Stuns Germany

• ‘Regrettable Decision’: Donald Trump’s US Troop Withdrawal Plan Stuns Germany
  by https://sputniknews.com/
  Earlier, US President Donald Trump was reported by the Wall Street Journal to have directed the Department of Defence to pull 9,500 US troops from Germany by September, with the total number of US troops stationed in Germany at any one time potentially slashed from 52,000 to 25,000.
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  News of US President Donald Trump’s intention to pull 9,500 troops from Germany is starting to hit home, triggering a spate of responses. Voicing his regret over the planned withdrawal, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in an interviewf or Bild am Sonntag that his country’s relationship with the United States was “complicated”.
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  “Should it come to the withdrawal of part of the US troops, we take note of this. We appreciate the cooperation with the US forces that has developed over decades. It is in the interests of both our countries,” said Maas.
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