German defence minister calls for predictable U.S. partnership


Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attends a signing ceremony during the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026. Michael Bihlmayer/Pool via REUTERS

MUNICH, Feb ⁠14 (Reuters) - German Defence ⁠Minister Boris Pistorius ‌called for a predictable and reliable partnership between the ​United States ⁠and its European ⁠partners, which he said ⁠had ‌to build up their ⁠hard defence capacity.

Responding to U.S. ​Secretary ‌of State Marco ⁠Rubio's remarks ​earlier on Saturday, which criticised many ⁠aspects of what ​the international system had become, Pistorius agreed that ⁠institutions needed reform but said the answer could not be ​for ⁠a state to try ​to go ‌it alone.

(Reporting by ​Sabine Siebold; editing by James Mackenzie)

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