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FILE - Commander of the German Bundeswehr 41st Mechanized Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Christian Nawrat, left, and German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht, right, speak during a military exercise at the Gaiziunai training ground some 130 kms (80 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Oct. 8, 2022. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following persistent criticism of her handling of military modernization programs and the country's arms deliveries to Ukraine. Lambrecht said in a statement Monday that she had submitted her resignation request to Chancellor Olaf Scholz. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)