KONTAN.CO.ID - WASHINGTON. The United States will announce on Wednesday plans to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany following a decision by President Donald Trump, but will keep nearly half of them in Europe to address tension with Russia, U.S. officials said. However, the U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, stressed that only a relatively small number of advanced units would move anytime soon. The rest of the troop movements would take years to fully implement. "It will still be months to plan and years to execute because it is very complex," one of the officials added, noting potentially billions of dollars in required funding and more planning by the branches of the armed forces.
U.S. to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany but nearly half to stay in Europe
KONTAN.CO.ID - WASHINGTON. The United States will announce on Wednesday plans to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany following a decision by President Donald Trump, but will keep nearly half of them in Europe to address tension with Russia, U.S. officials said. However, the U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, stressed that only a relatively small number of advanced units would move anytime soon. The rest of the troop movements would take years to fully implement. "It will still be months to plan and years to execute because it is very complex," one of the officials added, noting potentially billions of dollars in required funding and more planning by the branches of the armed forces.