🌍 Europe May 2, 2026 · Aaron Pellish, Paul McLeary

Pentagon orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany

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The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. will withdraw 5,000 troops from military bases in Germany, following through on a threat U.S. President Donald Trump made after sparring with the country’s leader over the Iran war.



It amounts to a relatively minor drawdown of a buildup that began under President Joe Biden in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. There will still be about 33,000 U.S. troops in Germany



Trump, who has repeatedly complained that NATO count

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