Boris Pistorius | The European Conservative

Germany Faces Massive Troop Shortfall as NATO Expectations Climb

Zolta Győri June 5, 2025

Europe’s largest economy is already trailing its 2018 troop targets, raising concerns as the country now faces pressure to significantly boost its active-duty forces.

Germany’s Coalition Parties Stick With Unpopular Leaders Ahead of Snap Election

Zoltán Kottász November 22, 2024

Defence secretary Boris Pistorius will not challenge Olaf Scholz for the social democrats’ candidacy for chancellor.

German Defense Minister Suspects Sabotage After Two Baltic Sea Fiber Optic Cables Cut

Christina Holmgren-Larson November 19, 2024

NATO states are stepping up surveillance of pipelines and cables.

Germany Forced To Water Down ‘Compulsory’ Military Draft Plans

Tamás Orbán July 10, 2024

Conscription proposal sparks unease among ruling coalition members

Russian Leak: Can Berlin Be Trusted with Sensitive Intel?

Zoltán Kottász March 5, 2024

New details have emerged of how Russian spies were able to hack into a conversation of high-ranking German officers.

Defense Minister: Germany Must Ready Itself for War

Robert Semonsen October 31, 2023

The German military has to be transformed to meet the potential threat of armed conflict, Pistorius said.

Germany To Deploy Permanent Military Presence in Lithuania

Tamás Orbán June 27, 2023

The sudden decision to deploy 4,000 troops has nothing to do with Wagner potentially regrouping in neighboring Belarus, the German Defense Ministry insists.

Trump Opines on Nord Stream, Swedes Point to State Actor

Bridget Ryder April 13, 2023

Little had been said about the pipeline investigation for months, either by governments or the media, until Hersh’s report was published.

Germany Considering Withdrawing From Mali Earlier Than Expected

Thomas O'Reilly February 8, 2023

Germany had initially planned to withdraw forces by 2024, but a ban on flying drones by the increasingly pro-Russian Malian government makes current participation unviable.

Leopards to Ukraine: Germany Says No, Poland Says Yes

Tristan Vanheuckelom January 24, 2023

Berlin made itself unpopular by refusing to send Ukraine its German-made Leopard II tanks, and forbidding any NATO allies that have them from doing so as well.

Tag: Boris Pistorius

Germany Faces Massive Troop Shortfall as NATO Expectations Climb

Germany’s Coalition Parties Stick With Unpopular Leaders Ahead of Snap Election

German Defense Minister Suspects Sabotage After Two Baltic Sea Fiber Optic Cables Cut

Germany Forced To Water Down ‘Compulsory’ Military Draft Plans

Russian Leak: Can Berlin Be Trusted with Sensitive Intel?

Defense Minister: Germany Must Ready Itself for War

Germany To Deploy Permanent Military Presence in Lithuania

Trump Opines on Nord Stream, Swedes Point to State Actor

Germany Considering Withdrawing From Mali Earlier Than Expected

Leopards to Ukraine: Germany Says No, Poland Says Yes

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