German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (C) gives a media statement next to Ingo Gerhartz, Inspector of the Air Force, and Jan Christian Kaack (R), Inspector of the Navy, in front of the Berlin-class replenishing ship A 1412 Frankfurt am Main of the German Navy (Bundesmarine) before the vessel leaves its home port Wilhelmshaven, northwestern Germany, for the Indo-Pacific Deployment, on May 7, 2024. The vessel is one of the largest ships of the German armed forces. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP)