Boris Pistorius
Boris Pistorius is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Since 2023 he has served as Federal Minister of Defence of Germany in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government. He previously spent many years as minister of the interior and of sport in Lower Saxony. He is one of the leading figures in Germany's security policy, overseeing the modernisation of the Bundeswehr and playing a prominent role in shaping the country's response to the war in Ukraine.
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Trump says Putin has no intention of attacking NATO; Germany blames Russia for Leipzig airport drones
Speaking to reporters at the White House, US President Donald Trump said he is in talks with Vladimir Putin and that Putin does not intend to attack NATO territory. He declined to comment on the discovery of explosive-equipped drones at Leipzig airport, which European security officials and Germany have linked to Russia and described as hybrid warfare against countries supporting Ukraine.