Germany has already found a replacement for Christina Lambrecht, who resigned the day before. According to information, provided by the online edition of Spiegel, her successor was Boris Pistorius, fellow party member of the current German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The politician previously held the position of Minister of the Interior of the state of Lower Saxony since 2013.. He also headed the city hall of Osnabrück from 2006 to 2013.. Member of the Landtag since 2017 (regional parliament) in Hannover.
note, that Christina Lambrecht resigned yesterday, 16-January, motivating his decision by pressure, exerted on her recently by the German media, because of which, according to her, had to postpone discussions about the needs of the Bundeswehr. In this context, it is worth noting, that a wave of indignation from the media caused her inability to keep the German army in shape, especially against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis. At the same time, she was criticized for the state of the material and technical base of the country's Armed Forces..
This is how she commented on her departure:
The "increased attention" of the media to my person, lasting for months, does not allow objective coverage and discussion of the condition of the soldiers, Bundeswehr and the course of security policy in the interests of German citizens Recall, what's on friday, 20-January, a meeting of partners of Ukraine is to be held at the German air base Ramstein, during which a coalition of countries will be formed, who expressed their readiness to supply Kyiv with heavy tanks. About, who will represent Germany at the upcoming meeting there is no information yet.
experts believe, that Lambrecht resigned, not to participate in the discussion of the transfer of tanks to Kyiv. Author:Egorenkov Alexander Photos used:Social/Pistorius
