German defense ministry: No ‘definitive cancellation’ of US Tomahawk deployment
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German defence ministry says no 'definitive cancellation' of US weapons deployment
The German defence ministry said on Monday that there had been no "definitive cancellation" by the United States of a plan devised under former president Joe Biden to deploy a battalion with long-range Tomahawk missiles to Germany.
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw some troops from Germany means that Berlin and Europe will lose a key deterrent against Russia. The planned deployment of US Tomahawk cruise missiles will not take place, in response to German criticism of the US military campaign in Iran. This has opened a dangerous rift in European security that NATO countries will not be able to close anytime soon, reports Politico.
[Paris - Mina Mitsui] German Chancellor Merz announced on public broadcaster ARD by April 4th that the planned deployment of U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany this year has been postponed. Amid growing concerns that this will create a "gap in deterrence" amid the increasing threat from Russia.
Statements by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding the US-Israeli attack on the Iranian regime have led to tensions between Berlin and Washington. The US announced it would refrain from the planned deployment of the long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles in Germany. Would not deploying the nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles have an impact on Europe's defense capabilities?
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