The Russian Embassy in the United States urged U.S. senators to stop scaring the people of America and Europe, “the Russian threat”. The representatives of the diplomatic mission wrote in the official Twitter-account.
“We urge American legislators to exercise restraint in their emotions and judgments. We need to maintain a civilized dialogue. Russia did not attack anyone and has no such intentions,” they said.
To his post, Russian diplomats attached to the message by Senator Robert Menendez on the bill prohibiting funding for the drawdown of American troops in Europe, particularly in Germany. The document States that the continued cooperation between the United States and European countries is necessary to counter threats from Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Earlier, the German Ambassador in Washington, Emily Haber called the goal of the U.S. military presence in Germany. According to the head of the diplomatic mission, the presence of soldiers is necessary to maintain transatlantic security, not defense of Germany itself.
June 6, administration of the President of the United States Donald trump announced the decision to reduce the number of American troops, which is in Germany. Currently the country are 34.5 thousand U.S. military. The head of state ordered the Pentagon to reduce their numbers by 9.5 thousand. In addition, trump ordered to limit the number of simultaneously located in Germany American servicemen to 25 thousand people is acceptable now 52 thousand.
