Lithuania hosts more than 1000 US troops on its territory and is ready to host more in the future, the Lithuanian president added.
We recall that a few days ago, amid a disagreement with Friedrich Merz, the White House announced that the US would withdraw approximately 5,000 American military personnel from Germany over the course of a year, approximately 15% of the forces present in the country.
“We anticipate the withdrawal to be completed in the next six to 12 months,” said Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell. More than 36,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Germany, according to an official count completed in late 2025.
The announcement came after Trump said earlier this week that he was considering reducing the number of US troops stationed in Germany, a NATO ally, after Merz's comments angered him that "the Americans obviously have no strategy" for Iran and that Tehran was "humiliating" the world's most powerful power.
"He thinks it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. He doesn't know what he's talking about," Trump had replied to the German chancellor.
The next day, the US president wrote that Washington had "begun studying and considering the possible reduction" of the US military presence in Germany.
"A decision will be made very soon," he promised. /Panorama
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