The German Defense Ministry reported that there were no signals from the United States about the cancellation of the Tomahawk deployment.

The United States "has not completely abandoned" plans, developed under former American President Joe Biden, to deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles in Germany. This was announced on May 4 by the German Ministry of Defense.

"We are not talking about the final cancellation," the Reuters news agency quoted a representative of the Ministry of Defense as saying.

At the same time, the official stressed that European countries are already developing plans to purchase local weapons systems, and this would make up for the shortage of American missiles.

Armed continent: Germany seeks to become a leader in the militarization of Europe

Berlin's new strategy risks angering both some of its neighbors and Russia.

On the eve of the Financial Times newspaper reported that the United States may refuse to deploy a unit with long-range weapons in Germany as part of the planned reduction of its military presence in the country.

The New York Times newspaper, citing American military officials, reported on May 2 that the decision to withdraw the US military from Germany was a punishment for Berlin's position on Iran. Germany's unwillingness to help the United States in conducting military operations against Iran caused Washington's displeasure, the article said.