German government sources tell about it. Pistorius replaces Christine Lambrecht, who announced her resignation on Monday and received a lot of criticism.
The interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony, representing the Social Democrats, will become Germany’s new defense minister Boris Pistoriussay government sources.
Chancellor By Olaf Scholz is expected to officially announce the appointment later today.
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced his resignation yesterday. Lambrecht had been criticized for, among other things, the New Year’s video greeting that dealt with Ukraine, which was considered inappropriate.
Lambrecht said that he asked the chancellor to resign because the media attention on him that has continued for months has prevented him from making security policy decisions that serve the interests of German citizens.
Lambrecht has also failed to increase the budget of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, to the desired extent, even though the chancellor had promised so.
Germany has also been criticized for its reluctance to send modern battle tanks to Ukraine.
Lambrecht also only visited Ukraine in October, more than half a year after the start of the war.