Germany Names New Defense Minister

CNBC: Boris Pistorius to become Germany’s next defense minister

* The interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony, Boris Pistorius, will become Germany’s next defense minister, the government said Tuesday.

* Christine Lambrecht resigned as defense minister on Monday as allies increase calls to send Ukraine heavy tanks.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will appoint Boris Pistorius, the long-serving interior minister of Lower Saxony, to replace Christine Lambrecht as minister of defense, the government confirmed Tuesday morning.

The Social Democrat Pistorius, 62, will receive his mandate on Thursday.

The appointment comes within a day of predecessor Lambrecht’s resignation, tendered amid intense media scrutiny and escalating pressure over Germany’s response to the war in Ukraine.

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WNU editor: It looks like this is going to be Boris Pistorius' first big decision .... Tanks for Ukraine in sight as holdout Germany says new minister to decide (Reuters).

Germany Names New Defense Minister

Boris Pistorius to become Germany's new defense minister -- DW

Germany names new defence minister, faces pressure to send tanks to Ukraine -- Reuters

Boris Pistorius to be new German defence minister -- AFP

Boris Pistorius appointed as new German defense minister -- Politico

Germany appoints defence chief in time for key Ukraine meeting -- Al Jazeera

Germany’s no-nonsense new defence minister faces early test over Ukraine -- The Guardian

Who is Germany's New Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius? -- Bloomberg

Opinion: New defense minister's chance with arms for Ukraine -- Roman Goncharenko, DW

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