Boris Pistorius, a Social-Democrat politician who is currently interior minister for the state of Lower Saxony, will become Germany's new defense minister, the government announced in a statement on January 17. "I am very pleased to have won an outstanding politician from our country for the post of defense minister in Boris Pistorius," Chancellor Olaf Scholz was quoted as saying in the statement issued by spokesman Steffen Seibert. Pistorius's appointment follows the resignation of Christine Lambrecht at a moment when Germany is under intense pressure to send battle tanks to Ukraine.
Social-Democrat Boris Pistorius Appointed New German Defense Chief
Germany's new defense minister, Boris Pistorius (file photo)