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Boris Pistorius is sworn in as Germany's new defence minister

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In a changing of the guard at Germany's defence ministry Boris Pistorius has taken over the minister's job from Christine Lambrecht. It comes at a time of change in the German armed forces and with the country under pressure to send battle tanks to Ukraine.

Added on the 19/01/2023 15:06:33 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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