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German defense minister accuses Trump of tactical ‘mistake’ on Ukraine

Germany’s defense minister said on Friday it was a mistake for U.S. President Donald Trump to take the bargaining chip of Ukrainian NATO membership off the table ahead of possible talks to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the opening of the Baltic naval command center in Rostock. Photo: X/@deutschemarine

NATO naval command launched on Germany’s Baltic coast

Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, on Monday officially opened a NATO naval command center tasked with monitoring the Baltic Sea and boosting the alliance’s defense readiness.

Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defence. Photo: Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images

German defense minister upset over army’s 2025 budget, media say

Germany’s defense minister is unhappy with the military receiving a funding boost amounting to only 20% of what he had hoped for, domestic media have reported.

French Defense Minister Sebastien Sébastien (L), German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (C), and Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (2-R) review French troops during their meeting Paris, France, June 24, 2024. Photo: PAP/EPA/YOAN VALAT

Polish defense minister asks France, Germany for help at border with Belarus

The Polish defense minister has appealed to his French and German counterparts for help in dealing with an escalating migrant crisis at his country’s border with Belarus.

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Germany, France sign agreement to build ‘tank of the future’ by 2040

Germany and France will have a state-of-the-art MGCS land combat system by 2040. On Friday, the defense ministers of the two countries signed a joint declaration in Paris to build modern armored vehicles.