Home » World » Merkel: Must “think fundamentally” about relations with the USA Merkel: Must “think fundamentally” about relations with the USA June 26, 2020 by world today news foreign countries Troop withdrawal Merkel – May have to “think very fundamentally” about relations with the USA – – As of: 8:12 p.m. | Reading time: 2 minutes USA-fliegen.jpg" srcset="https://www.welt.de/img/politik/ausland/mobile210142477/2721625177-ci23x11-w1136/Merkel-will-nicht-zum-G7-Gipfel-in-die-USA-fliegen.jpg 1.0x" media="(min-width: 910px)">USA-fliegen.jpg" srcset="https://www.welt.de/img/politik/ausland/mobile210142477/2721625177-ci23x11-w910/Merkel-will-nicht-zum-G7-Gipfel-in-die-USA-fliegen.jpg 1.0x" media="(min-width: 600px)">USA-fliegen.jpg" srcset="https://www.welt.de/img/politik/ausland/mobile210142477/2721625177-ci23x11-w600/Merkel-will-nicht-zum-G7-Gipfel-in-die-USA-fliegen.jpg 1.0x"> USA-fliegen.jpg 1.0x" media="(min-width: 910px)">USA-fliegen.jpg 1.0x" media="(min-width: 600px)">USA-fliegen.jpg 1.0x">– – – American troops in Germany would also serve the interests of the United States, said Merkel Credit: dpa / Michael Kappeler – – US President Donald Trump has announced that troops will be withdrawn from Germany – if the United States should give up its role as a world power, the future transatlantic relationship must be considered, said Chancellor Merkel. – – – DChancellor Angela Merkel believes that stationing US soldiers in Germany is also in the interests of the United States. “American troops in Germany serve to protect Germany and the European part of NATO as well as the interests of the United States of America,” she said in an interview with “Süddeutsche Zeitung” and some other European media on the troop withdrawal announced by US President Donald Trump. At the same time, Merkel affirmed that the federal government would have to further increase the defense budget. “In Germany we know that we have to spend more on defense, and we have achieved significant increases in recent years and will continue to do so for our military capabilities.” Europe must also play a larger role than in the Cold War. There are “outstanding reasons” for continuing to rely on a transatlantic defense community. But: “We grew up knowing that the United States wanted to be a world power. If the US should now voluntarily say goodbye to the role, we would have to think very fundamentally, ”she said of the future transatlantic relationship. also read – – – – – Trump announced on Monday that it would withdraw around 9,500 soldiers from Germany and reduce the troop quota to 25,000. He accused the federal government of failing to meet its NATO obligations and of spending too little on defense. The Democrats in the US Congress submitted a bill to prevent troop withdrawals. also read – – – – – – . Related posts:US-UN Sanctions for Taliban Leaders in Afghanistan CabinetIn Fantastic Britain, repairs have started on a minesweeper obtained from LithuaniaSlovenia to Refund Covid-19 Fines: Government Starts Returning Money to CitizensHanna Öberg about the unexpected support from Charlotte Kalla | BiathlonShare this:FacebookX Related Why Dexamethasone vs. Covid-19 is Real Good News Minister of Transport: The next crash by Andreas Scheuer – Politics Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.