U.S. troop cut order in Germany stokes fears of USFK drawdown in South Korea



Briefings U.S. troop cut order in Germany stokes fears of USFK drawdown in South Korea Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany within six months to a year KOREA PROMay 4, 2026 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine during a press conference at the White House, April 6, 2026 \| Image: White House The Pentagon announced a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to withdraw approximately 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany within six months to a year, according to reports on Saturday. The announcement came just two days after President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. is “studying and reviewing” the possible reduction of troops. He later added Sunday that eventual cuts would likely be “a lot further” than 5,000. The German defense minister said the withdrawal decision was “foreseeable,” while a NATO spokesperson stated that the organization is “working with” Washington to clarifythe details of the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus 02AI storage boom gives South Korea battery makers an EV overcapacity lifeline 03South Korea’s Mexico strategy runs into the hard limits of USMCA politics 04Preschool test ban forces South Korea’s English hagwons to rethink placement 05Lee Jae Myung’s Wall Street pitch tests South Korea’s capital market credibility 06US midterm clock raises stakes for South Korea’s $200 billion investment talks 07Lee’s Hormuz red line tests South Korea’s leverage in $350 billion US talks 08South Korea’s AI data center boom is colliding with the true cost of power

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U.S. troop cut order in Germany stokes fears of USFK drawdown in South Korea

Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany within six months to a year

KOREA PROMay 4, 2026

U.S. troop cut order in Germany stokes fears of USFK drawdown in South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine during a press conference at the White House, April 6, 2026 | Image: White House

The Pentagon announced a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to withdraw approximately 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany within six months to a year, according to reports on Saturday. The announcement came just two days after President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. is “studying and reviewing” the possible reduction of troops. He later added Sunday that eventual cuts would likely be “a lot further” than 5,000. The German defense minister said the withdrawal decision was “foreseeable,” while a NATO spokesperson stated that the organization is “working with” Washington to clarifythe details of the

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