Germany's Scholz wants air defence shield in next five years - Funke


German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes to develop a missile defence shield in the next five years, he said in an interview with the Funke Media Group and French newspaper Ouest-France published on Thursday.

"Right now, the government is talking to the manufacturers of the various systems to get ready for concrete decisions," he said.

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