NATO says it's working with the US to understand why it's taking 5,000 soldiers out of Germany

Doing it Echo German Defence Minister Hart's earlier statements said that this “-refunds need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take a larger share of responsibility” for the safety of the region, the newspaper Express follows.

In an X statement, she said:

“We are working with the US to understand the details of their decision regarding the military presence in Germany. This arrangement stresses the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take a larger part of the responsibility for our common security where we are already seeing progress since the allies agreed to invest 5% of GDP at the NATO Summit in The Hague last year. We remain convinced of our ability to ensure prevention and protection, while this orientation towards a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO continues. ”