New German defense minister meets US counterpart
By DW
28 January 2023 |
12:18 pm
Newly appointed German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius takes office on the same day he meets his American counterpart Lloyd Austin amid a debate raging over whether Germany should send Ukraine modern main battle tanks.
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