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Trump-EU rift spurs Germany to boost military, add 75,000 soldiers

Trump-EU rift spurs Germany to boost military, add 75,000 soldiers

A planned drawdown of US troops from Germany should spur Europeans to strengthen its own defences further, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, following the latest salvo from Washington against transatlantic ties. The Pentagon announced on Friday that ‌the United States would w

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