Poland’s prime minister has issued a dire warning over the future ofNATOamid a deepening row betweenDonald Trumpand German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Donald Tusksaid the alliance is “disintegrating” after theUSannounced plans to withdraw 5,000 troops fromGermanyin the wake of criticism by Mr Merz over the war inIran.
“The greatest threat to the transatlantic community are not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance,” Mr Tusk wrote on X on Saturday. “We must all do what it takes to reverse this disastrous trend.” The Pentagon overnight confirmed it would be pulling back the 5,000 troops from Germany over the next “six to 12 months”.
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It seemingly came in response to comments from Mr Merz earlier this week in which he said theUS was being “humiliated” by Iran.
His commentsirked a furious response from Mr Trumpwho said the German Chancellor "doesn't know what he's talking about".
"No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise!" he said in a post on Truth Social.
The German government looked to play down the withdrawal, describing the move as “anticipated”.
NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said the alliance was “working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany”.
The US has around 40,000 troops stationed in Germany as part of a deterrence againstRussia.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
