Speaking at an event at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that his country lost six years in the field of defense by failing to act when Russia annexed Crimea. Pistorius said, "In a way, we heard the alarm, but we hit the snooze button and went back to bed."
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Speaking at an event at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that his country lost six years in the field of defense by failing to act when Russia annexed Crimea. Pistorius said, "In a way, we heard the alarm, but we hit the snooze button and went back to bed."