Boris Pistorius

Lockheed Martin has handed over the first F-35A to Germany, part of Berlin's broader push to modernize its armed forces. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called it the only aircraft able to carry U.S.-owned nuclear weapons under NATO's nuclear sharing arrangement.

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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius: "I have decided to deliver urgently needed PAC-2 interceptor missiles from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine."

Ukraine's own drones are already reaching Russian oil refineries and military logistics deep inside the country, meaning Taurus cruise missiles are no longer necessary.

- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius:

"Our ambition must be to become the strongest conventional army in Europe. The question is: how many soldiers will we need, and with what qualifications?"

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Iran:

We have not been consulted before. Nobody asked us before.

It’s not our war and therefore we don’t want to get sucked into that war.

What we need is now a diplomatic solution as soon as possible.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Iran:

This war is a catastrophe for the world's economies. The impact is absolutely evident already now after little bit more than two weeks.

Germany is seeking a defense deal with Japan to simplify joint military operations on each other's territory.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius proposed a "Reciprocal Access Agreement" during talks in Tokyo. - Politico