OTAN

29/07 - 15:02 - Russian warships have begun large-scale drills in the Black Sea, the country's defense ministry said Wednesday on the heels of U.S.-led exercises in the same region.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has told DW that the US threat to remove troops from Germany will not damage ties between the two countries, but it is cause for concern for the NATO alliance as a whole.

Francia, Italia, España, Portugal, Grecia, Chipre y Malta trabajan por una seguridad que el norte no siempre entiende.

El presidente de EEUU arremetió contra los países que no cumplen con el objetivo del 2% de gasto en defensa (meta que se fijaron los países de la OTAN) y los calificó de "morosos" a pesar de que no es una contribución a un fondo común que pueda acumular deudas.

In an exclusive interview with DW, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the US presence in Europe is vital to global security, and called for more German leadership in the alliance.

Trump threatened withdrawal after accusing Germany of not spending enough on military.

El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, anunció este lunes que retirará de Alemania a "la mitad" de las tropas estadounidenses y dejará allí solo a 25.000 soldados, en un intento por presionar a Berlín para que aumente sus contribuciones a la OTAN.

Claim by Richard Grenell, former ambassador to Berlin, puts renewed strain on transatlantic alliance

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in an interview Sunday that relations with Washington are "complicated" following media reports that the US wants to withdraw 9,500 troops from Germany, significantly reducing US commitments to European defence under NATO in what one former US military commander said would be a "gift" to Russia's Vladimir Putin.