Biden puts freeze on Trump plan to redeploy U.S. troops out of Germany

Biden puts freeze on Trump plan to redeploy U.S. troops out of Germany

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a freeze on a U.S. troop redeployment from Germany that his predecessor had planned, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

"Today he will announce that Secretary [of Defense Lloyd] Austin will lead a global force posture review. And during the pendency of that review will freeze any troop redeployments from Germany," Sullivan told reporters during a briefing.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump had announced plans last year to withdraw around 12,000 US troops from Germany, amid a long-running spat with Berlin about defence spending.

The U.S. currently has around 34,500 troops stationed in Germany, a close ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

"Everything we do in our foreign policy and national security will be measured by a basic metric: is it going to make life better, safer, and easier for working families," Sullivan said.

The decision to put a temporary freeze on troop redeployment will be welcomed by many foreign policy experts in Washington, who had long criticized the idea, DPA reported.

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