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German defence minister resigns after months of criticism

Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht’s resignation comes at a sensitive moment as Germany's government faces mounting pressure to step up military aid to Ukraine [File: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters]

Germany’s embattled defence minister, who was criticised over the pace of a massive project to modernise the military and for Berlin’s stuttering response to the Ukraine war, has resigned.

Christine Lambrecht said in a written statement on Monday that “months of media focus on my person” had stood in the way of a factual debate about the military and Germany’s security policy.

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