{"id":200758,"date":"2026-08-21T11:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200758\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:39:48","slug":"belarus-accredits-germanys-new-military-attache","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200758\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus accredits Germany\u2019s new military attach\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attashe_minoborony.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attashe_minoborony.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attashe_minoborony-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attashe_minoborony-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attashe_minoborony-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attashe_minoborony-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(MoD)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><strong> 21, <\/strong><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian Ministry of Defense has accredited Germany\u2019s new military attach\u00e9 Michael Gerstenecker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous attach\u00e9, Stefan Janke, has completed his tenure in Belarus. The ministry\u2019s International Military Cooperation Department hosted a meeting with German diplomats on the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany\u2019s head of diplomatic mission, Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Katrin aus dem Siepen presented copies of her credentials to Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d in November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most EU countries are represented by charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires in Belarus following the crackdown on 2020 postelection protests and politically-motivated reprisals that followed. Hungary and Slovakia are the two EU countries represented by ambassadors in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/von-siepen-embassy-germany-20260712-st-k-POZ-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/von-siepen-embassy-germany-20260712-st-k-POZ-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/von-siepen-embassy-germany-20260712-st-k-POZ-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/von-siepen-embassy-germany-20260712-st-k-POZ.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Germany news<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Germany news, Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">German charg\u00e9: brigade in Lithuania aims to deter potential aggression<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 12, Pozirk. The deployment of a German Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania in 2027 aims to deter aggressors and defend the Baltic NATO allies in the event of an attack, including potential aggression originating from Belarus, said Katrin aus dem &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/195395\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 21, Pozirk. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense has accredited Germany\u2019s new military attach\u00e9 Michael Gerstenecker. The previous attach\u00e9, Stefan Janke, has completed his tenure in Belarus. The ministry\u2019s International Military Cooperation Department hosted a meeting with German diplomats on the occasion. Germany\u2019s head of diplomatic mission, Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Katrin aus dem Siepen presented copies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":200739,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-200758","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus accredits Germany\u2019s new military attach\u00e9 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 21, Pozirk. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense has accredited Germany\u2019s new military attach\u00e9 Michael Gerstenecker. 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