Germany's Pistorius rejects SPD calls for Moscow reassessment

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2025-06-27

Berlin (dpa) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius firmly rejected calls for a shift in policy towards Russia at the party conference of his Social Democrats on Friday, pointing to the realities presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin. "This imperialist in the Kremlin doesn't want to negotiate, he doesn't want peace," Pistorius said. "It's not about rearmament, it's about catching up, about getting on an equal footing as NATO in the f......

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