At the last moment, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius blocked the laboriously negotiated compromise on the new military service, thereby snubbing his own negotiators. Rixa Fürsen analyzes the implosion of the bill, the tearful departure of a parliamentary group deputy and why Germany’s most popular politician suddenly torpedoes his own project.
In a 200-second interview: Niklas Wagener. The Green defense politician accuses the coalition of playing into Putin’s hands with their dispute.
Also: Rasmus Buchsteiner reports on the Finance Minister’s trip to Washington, where he accompanies Lars Klingbeil to the IMF’s autumn meeting.
And: Former Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s first big appearance in Potsdam – Pauline von Pezold and Jasper Bennink were there and you can hear why Scholz “doesn’t want to leave the field“.
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Author: Gordon Repinski
Published on: 2025-10-15 08:06:00
Source: www.politico.eu
