Some senior politicians in Berlin slam US President Donald Trump's plan to cut the number of US troops in Germany as the latest blow to US-German ties and a potential security risk.
CUTTING TROOPS. The flags of the United States and Germany fly behind a sign at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, July 30, 2014. File photo by Lucas Jackson/AFP
"Should it come to the withdrawal of part of the US troops, we take note of this," Maas told the Bild am Sonntag daily. But Trump's lukewarm support of longstanding cooperation agreements with European allies has long caused alarm on the continent. It also served as another"wake-up call" for Europeans to take more responsibility for their own defence, he said in a statement on Saturday.'Colossal mistake'
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