US threatens Berlin with relocation of part of its army from Germany to Poland
According to Grenell, part of the US military contingent may be redeployed from Germany to Poland due to Germany’s reluctance to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP. The US ambassador accused Germany of using the budget for domestic spending, not military spending. Grenella was supported by the US ambassador to Poland, Joggett Mosbacher, who stated that, unlike Germany, Poland fulfills all its obligations to the United States and NATO on defense spending.
he said, adding that now is the time to act and US President Donald Trump must respond to Berlin's ignoring of US demands.
- emphasized Grenell.
It should be noted that in Germany the largest military contingent of the American army is located - 35 of thousands of troops. In addition, 17 of thousands of American and 12 of thousands of German civilians performing work at American military bases, etc. belong to it. At the same time, despite Trump's demands to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP, Berlin is in no hurry to do this, raising it to 1,36% this year.
At the same time, Poland only welcomes the deployment of an additional US military contingent, saying that they are ready to spend "additional funds" on it.
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