German Chancellor Olaf Schultz is set to set the regional official Boris Pistorius as the country new defense minister.
the move It comes the day after the resignation of Christine Lambrecht, dpa news agency reported Tuesday.
the defense ministerDesigner, Boris Pistorius, member of Scholz’s Social Democrats was working at home minister of Lower Saxony since 2013.
62-year-old Pistorius will have to direct project of Germany update military and overseeing expanded arms deliveries to Ukraine in the midst of the Russia war.
Pistorius will also Quickly thrown In the deep end of the new profession. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is due to visit Berlin this week and then host a meeting of Allies at Ramstein Air Base in West Germany.
On Sunday, the German and French governments will hold bilateral talks, including a meeting of The countriesJSC.
Pistorius completed his military Service from 1980 to 1981, then studied law in West German cities of Osnabrück and Münster.
before being appointed to the Ministry of Interior minister of Lower Saxony, he served as mayor of Osnabrück from 2006 to 2013, dpa reported.
it was lambrecht defense minister Since Schultz became a consultant in December 2021. Critics have always portrayed it as out of its depth.
German government It was facing Pressure mounts to make another assignment step forward in German military Assistance to Ukraine by agreeing to deliver the Leopard 2 battle tanks.
Earlier this month, Germany agreed to provide 40 Marder armored vehicles personnel Vector and Patriot air defense rocket battery Kyiv.
Germany has done a lot for Ukraine support in recent months, including howitzers, self-propelled Gepard anti-aircraft guns and first of Four IRIS-T surface-to-air missile systems.
Critics, however, are some within the German ruling coalitionhas been complaining for a long time of Schulze’s notable hesitation at this step up helps.
