Germany Vows to Maintain Role in Asia Security Despite US Calls
Germany's top military officer said the country would continue to play a role in Asia-Pacific security, even as the US urges European nations to focus more on the threat from Russia.
'We have to do both,' Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue conference in Singapore. It's in Germany's interest to support the rules-based international order and protect freedom of navigation in the Asia-Pacific region, he said.
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