US reviews deployment of long-range weapons in Germany

Moscow (ANTARA) - The United States will review the decision to deploy a battalion equipped with long-range weapons as part of plans to reduce its military presence in Germany, according to a Financial Times report on Sunday, citing Pentagon sources. US President Donald Trump stated on Saturday (2/5) that he plans to reduce the number of US troops in Germany by more than 5,000 soldiers. This decision comes after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised Trump’s style regarding the war with Iran. It is also reported that this step endangers efforts to deploy long-range weapons, including Tomahawk missiles. The White House will also cancel the decision by former US President Joe Biden to deploy a long-range garrison in Germany, a Pentagon official said. In July 2024, the Biden administration and the German government at the time agreed that the US would begin serially deploying US high-precision weapons in Germany starting in 2026, including standard SM-6 missiles, subsonic Tomahawk cruise missiles, and hypersonic missiles. Then, in October 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow’s response to a Tomahawk attack on its territory would be serious, possibly even surprising. Putin described discussions about supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine as an escalation attempt.