Critics say she was not up to job of getting German army into shape against backdrop of Ukraine war
Germany’s defence minister, Christine Lambrecht, has announced her resignation following a series of blunders and a growing impression that she has struggled to deal with the challenges of overseeing the country’s military since Russia’s invasion ofLambrecht asked the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, to accept her resignation, she said in a statement on Monday morning, following widespread speculation over recent days that she would stand down.
Scholz’s judgment has been questioned over his appointment of Lambrecht in the first place. He is under pressure to replace her with another woman, in order to fulfil his pledge to have an equal number of men and women in his cabinet.expected to deliver battle tanks to UkraineFrom the start of her appointment in December 2021, Lambrecht was viewed as a weak candidate for the job. Insiders say the former justice minister had originally hoped to secure the interior ministry role.
When Scholz announced a huge increase in military spending with the creation of a €100bn investment fund for the German armed forces at the start of the war in Ukraine, Lambrecht appeared to struggle with the scale of the challenge to bring the military into shape. Little has happened regarding the new weapons systems and equipment that Scholz has pledged would become available.
Her apparent slowness to deliver accompanied repeated reports about the ill-equipped nature of the army.
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