The Pentagon made the initial announcement on Friday, but when asked Saturday about the reason for the move, Trump didn't offer an explanation and said an even bigger reduction was coming.
Donald Trump's decision to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany was 'forseeable' as a rift over the Iran war widens between the US President and Europe.
Donald Trump is pulling 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between the Presidentand Europe.
Merz said in a statement on Friday: 'An endless war is not in our interest. The same applies to a collapse of Iranian statehood or proxy conflicts fought on Iranian soil.'
Police and a protest group calling itself the Resistance Collective confirmed the early-morning incident at the airfield where Merz, a hobby pilot, parks his plane.
During his first official visit, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and India's PM Modi discussed trade, technology, and green development, aiming to reduce reliance on China.
The record figures occurred under the watch of the country's conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, who pledged to tighten border controls when he came to power last May.
Munich Airport, one of Germany 's biggest, was forced to cancel flights late on Thursday and Friday, before reopening from 7.00am local time (6.00am BST) on Saturday.