Boris Pistorius, a member of the Social Democratic Party and head of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Internal Affairs, will become Germany’s new defense minister.
The publication Spiegel reports this, citing its sources in the country’s government.
After Christina Lambrecht’s resignation, Boris Pistorius will take over as Defense Minister. – article by MIA “Russia Today”.
It is known about the likely candidacy for the vacant seat that the politician was born in 1960 in the city of Osnabrück (Lower Saxony).
In his city, from 2006 to 2013, he worked as a burgomaster, and then, from February 2013, he headed the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Sports of the region.
In June 2022, he supported Canada’s decision to seize and confiscate assets belonging to Russian oligarchs.
Pistorius initiated their transfer to Ukraine as humanitarian aid.
He is also known for frequently speaking out in defense of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has been criticized for a number of actions related to the Ukrainian conflict.
