11 minutes agoUS reinforces military presence in Germany
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The US, which has more than 30,000 soldiers in Germany, will reinforce their military presence in this country despite repeated criticism from Donald Trump against Berlin, the US ambassador to Germany announced today. About 500 additional soldiers will be sent to Germany by 2020. This contingent [...]
About 500 additional soldiers will be sent to Germany by 2020. This contingent is expected to contribute to the reinforcement of NATO and Europe's”, Richard Green announced in a communiqué.
This statement comes despite numerous criticisms raised by Donald Trump, since his election, against NATO member states and especially Germany, accused of failing to pay their share and that they rely on it The U.S. to ensure their safety.
NATO member states have committed in 2014 to dedicate 2% of GDP to defence expenditures by 2024.
But about 15 countries are still far from that goal, spending less than 1.4% of their GDP on defence in 2018, and some say they cannot be able to respect their word until 2017 due to budget cuts.
