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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to visit Berlin this week and then host a meeting of allies at Ramstein Air Base in western Germany. On Sunday, the German and French governments are expected to hold bilateral talks that include a meeting of the countries\u2019 joint security council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pistorius completed his military service from 1980 to 1981, then studied law in the western German towns of Osnabrueck and Muenster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before being appointed interior minister of Lower Saxony, he served as mayor of Osnabrueck from 2006 to 2013, Germany news agency dpa reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lambrecht had been defense minister since Scholz became chancellor in December 2021. Critics had long portrayed her as being out of her depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German government has faced mounting pressure to make another significant step forward in German military aid to Ukraine by agreeing to deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/01\/12\/britain-to-give-ukraine-heavy-tanks-as-german-leos-are-on-hold\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leopard 2 battle tanks<\/a>. Earlier this month, the government agreed to provide 40 Marder armored personnel carriers and a Patriot air defense missile battery to Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany has given Ukraine substantial support in recent months, including howitzers, Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and the first of four IRIS-T surface-to-air missile systems. 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