Beyond plans to cut 5,000 troops stationed in Germany, the U.S. now seems unwilling to supply missiles to Germany either.
According to Politico, a U.S.-based news outlet, the Pentagon is expected to cancel its plan to deliver Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany. The reason cited by U.S. officials includes concerns that Russia might perceive such deployment as an escalation of tensions. The U.S. Department of Defense has not yet commented on the matter.
According to two European officials and one U.S. official, American officials fear that if the Trump administration pushes forward with deploying precision-guided missiles deep inside continental Europe, Moscow may retaliate. However, any decision to halt deliveries would nullify an agreement reached during the Biden administration, leaving Berlin without the critical defensive capabilities it urgently needs.
The report reveals this "dramatic reversal" undermines a long-planned cooperation between the U.S. and Germany. The sudden suspension of the Tomahawk missile deployment plan has left German officials deeply concerned, as they are urgently modernizing their increasingly weakened missile forces to counter Russian threats.
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