Trump threatens to reduce US troop numbers in Germany

President Donald Trump said he would reduce the number of US troops in Germany to 25,000 unless the country spent more on defence, in a move that threatens to further strain the transatlantic security alliance.

Mr Trump said he had taken the decision, which would cut the US presence by more than 9,000 troops, because Germany had not sufficiently boosted its financial contribution to the Nato security alliance.

“Germany as you know is . . . delinquent in their payments to Nato,” Mr Trump told reporters at the White House. “They owe Nato billions . . . Why should we be doing what we’re doing if they don’t pay?”

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