Lieutenant General Christian Freuding fears the longstanding military partnership between the two allies is unravelling under President Trump’s administration

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Lieutenant General Christian Freuding fears the longstanding military partnership between the two allies is unravelling under President Trump’s administration

The Pentagon has “cut off contact” between American defence officials and their German counterparts, according to the head of Germany’s army.

The United States has traditionally treated Germany as one of its most important European allies. It is thought to have about 35,000 soldiers stationed at German bases such as Ramstein and Stuttgart, which serve as staging posts for American operations across Africa and the Middle East.

Since President Trump’s return to power in January, the relationship between the countries has become markedly cooler.

  • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 hours ago

    People also like to ignore Trump tried to blackmail Ukraine into investigating his political rival for which he got an impeachment for.

    Trump should not have any say whatsoever in anything related to the Ukraine.

    It is staggering he could even be elected after this, but for Congress not to protect Ukraine from a straight up criminal is unconscionable.

    • NimaMag@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      5 hours ago

      I’m more than aware that the orange buffoon betrayed Ukraine after Ukraine raised objections to helping Trump find dirt on Biden.

      But that two major arms sales to Ukraine were approved under his presidency at all is proof that Trump isn’t taking orders from Putin.

      • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 hours ago

        The whole GOP is up Russia’s ass unless you missed the whole Orwellian Russia is good Ukraine is bad rhetoric they desperately want the public to accept.

        Listen, the US sells arms. It is a purveyor of death with business people playing both ends making money off of human death. This is not proof Trump is friendly to Ukraine it is a business transaction.

        The truth is his apparatus (who really run things) have been brazenly hostile to the Ukraine. It is literally a game to see how much they can get away with. All while the innocents on both sides die.

        I am absolutely astonished on how far low the US government can stoop. They have always been horrible, but when they take the mask off you see how truly disgusting the charade is.