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YEREVAN, ARMENIA — <\/span>European leaders said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s sudden decision would draw thousands of people American soldiers<\/a> Germany’s exit came as a surprise but it is the latest sign that Europe has to look after its own security.<\/p>\n The Pentagon announced last week that it would withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, but Trump told reporters on Saturday that “we’re going to be cutting significantly. And we’re cutting by more than 5,000.”<\/p>\n He did not give any reason for this step<\/a>Which surprised NATO, but its decision came amid rising tensions Controversy with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz<\/a> Trump’s anger over the US-Israeli war over Iran and the reluctance of European allies to get involved in the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n Asked about the US decision, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey said: \u201cI wouldn’t overstate it because I think we are expecting Europe to take more charge of its own security.<\/p>\n “I don’t consider those figures to be dramatic, but I think they should be handled harmoniously within the framework of NATO,” he told reporters in Yerevan, Armenia. Where European leaders held a summit.<\/p>\n British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that “there needs to be a strong European element in NATO, I have no doubt about that.” He told his European partners that there is more tension in some of their international alliances “than there should be”, and so it is very important that we deal with it.<\/p>\n “The withdrawal of US troops from Europe has been discussed for a long time. But of course, the timing of this announcement is a surprise,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it shows that we really have to strengthen the European pillar in NATO,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Asked if she believed Trump was trying to punish Merz, who said the US had been humiliated by Iran in negotiations to end the war, Callas said: “I don’t see in President Trump’s mind, so he has to explain it himself.”<\/p>\n Meraz did not attend the European Political Community summit of about 30 European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Armenia. But his spokesman, Stephan Cornelius, when asked in Berlin whether the US could still be trusted as a military partner, replied: “Absolutely.”<\/p>\n He said the trans-Atlantic alliance has evolved over decades and argued that “we have a very flexible and comprehensive relationship.” But on what Trump meant when he said the number of troops would exceed 5,000, Cornelius said: “You’d have to ask the U.S. government.”<\/p>\n In response to Trump’s threats last year, European countries and Canada have increased defense spending. military recruitment<\/a> Attempt.<\/p>\n Over the weekend, NATO spokeswoman Alison Hart said officials from the 32-nation military alliance were “working with the US to understand the details of their decision on the status of force in Germany.”<\/p>\n