New German defense minister plans to visit Ukraine

MOSCOW. Jan 23 (Interfax) - Newly-appointed German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius intends to visit Ukraine soon.

"Undoubtedly, I will travel to Ukraine soon. This is likely to happen possibly within the next four weeks," Ukrainian media quoted Pistorius as saying in an interview with Bild am Sonntag, when asked where he would travel first after his recent appointment.