Germany’s New Defense Minister

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Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, where we’re looking at Germany’s new defense minister, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart, and a deadly helicopter crash in Ukraine. Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, where we’re looking at Germany’s new defense minister, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart, and a deadly helicopter crash in Ukraine. Scholz Appoints New Defense MinisterGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has appointed a new defense minister: Boris Pistorius. Pressure is growing from German allies—and from some politicians in Germany, notably in the Green Party, a SPD coalition partner—for Scholz and his new defense minister to act more decisively. The United States stores the stockpile and has, in the past, allowed Israel to access it in case of emergency.
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