STORY: (NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS WITHOUT SPEAKER TEXT) Boris Pistorius (SPD) on Thursday in Berlin at a meeting with US colleague Lloyd Austin: “And as so often in history, but also right now in these times, the Federal Republic is standing Germany and the United States of America are shoulder to shoulder, in action, but also in the specific questions, be it the infantry fighting vehicle, the Patriot anti-aircraft defense or the multiple rocket launchers.German systems have proven themselves in the Ukraine IRIS-T air defense system. And together, I can say that we will continue to support Ukraine in its fight for freedom and territorial independence and sovereignty together with our partners in the future.”