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After Vance attack, minister suddenly changes his speech: The new US Vice President makes serious accusations against the European allies at the Munich Security ...
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Boris Pistorius deviates from the script and lashes out at J.D. Vance: The US Vice President made serious accusations against European allies at the security ...
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Response to US vice president receives applause: Pistorius: | "Cannot leave Vance's speech uncommented"
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Boris Pistorius strongly rejects attacks by JD Vance: The US Vice President made serious accusations against the European allies at the security conference ...
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Pistorius on Vance: | "I couldn't leave that unchallenged": The statements made by US Vice President Vance about Europe were neither necessary nor helpful ...
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Defense Minister: Pistorius criticizes Vance's speech as "unacceptable": There are no authoritarian conditions in Europe, Boris Pistorius replies to the US ...
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Pistorius versus Vance: confrontation between partners: After the Americans' final reckoning at the Munich Security Conference, Defense Minister Boris ...
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Pistorius in Asia: For Japan, the Bundeswehr is the answer to Trump: Defense Minister Boris Pistorius aims to strengthen relations with partners outside of NATO ...
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Pistorius at Miosga: "We are doing everything we can to defend ourselves": Over the next four years, Federal Defense Minister Pistorius wants to make the country ...
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Key FactsPistorius Pushes for Strong Army and United Europe
Jun 23, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Defense Minister Pistorius plans to make Germany combat-ready within four years by significantly strengthening the Bundeswehr by 2029.
- NATO members agreed to raise defense spending to five percent of GDP, prompting unprecedented investments from Germany.
- Pistorius views Iran as the region’s major threat and sees the destruction of its nuclear facilities as beneficial for Middle East stability.
- Ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Pistorius highlights the need for European unity and steadfast commitment to collective defense.
We are doing everything to be able to defend ourselves.— Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defense, discusses Germany's readiness for defense in the context of the upcoming NATO summit.
Conscription debate: When everyone has to go back to the army: US President Donald Trump is teaching Europeans to fear. Because he is turning to Vladimir Putin ...
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USA ends support: Europe's future without American support: The USA has terminated its guaranteed support for Europe. An epochal turning point ...
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CDU leader Friedrich Merz criticizes JD Vance for "almost intrusive" speech: Some German politicians have criticized the speech by US Vice President Vance ...
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J.D. Vance triggers outrage in German politics: "Our liberal world is under threat":
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 17:21 Poland's Foreign Minister: France to host European Ukraine summit on Monday +++
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Time for crowbars: The security conference in Munich: Just as Putin likes it: The security commission has rarely been so trembling with indignation - | and yes ...
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Paid articlePaywallSpeech by US Vice President Vance: Hubert Aiwanger does not understand criticism: US Vice President JD Vance has caused much outrage with his controversial ...
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German defense minister says Vance speech in Munich ‘not acceptable’: * * *
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Trump kept Germany’s Scholz in the dark about his Ukraine peace plan: Based on talks with Trump, Scholz had expected Washington to continue its support for Kyiv ...
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Munich Security Conference: Head shaking over Vance's speech: Ursula von der Leyen and JD Vance expressed very different views on Friday about the threats ahead ...
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US Vice President Vance shocks the Munich Security Conference: US Vice President Vance does not give a direct recommendation to vote for the right-wing populist ...
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Bundeswehr locations secured - with perspective for apartments: The Bundeswehr's homeland security company for Hamburg, for example, is located in the barracks ...
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Switzerland and Austria Join Sky Shield Air Defense Initiative Amid Threats Raised by Russia-Ukraine War
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