German navy chief resigns after suggesting Putin 'deserved respect'

The chief of German navy has resigned after suggesting that Crimea would"never come back" to Ukraine, a statement that is in direct contradiction to the stance taken by the German government, the European Union and NATO.

Vice-Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach said he asked the German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to relieve him of his duties"effective immediately." His resignation on Saturday came at the time of extreme tension between Russia and the West over recent buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border.Schönbach got into hot water over several remarks that included a suggestion that Russian President Vladimir Putin"probably" deserved respect.

He just said the truth

Oh please- should this small conversation hadn’t been forwarded to the western media of Reuters no one would today be accusing him of anything. He had a harmless conversation of truth with his peers in India. He is not a stupid man - he evaluates without taken out of context

Well he was Partialy correct in his Statement, and he was only promptly fired not resigned because He actually said out in Public what many already knew but had no balls to say. He is not the Only Military Cadre that has Reservations about this Propaganda War instigated by NATO.

Hizo lo correcto, con la pandemia es más que suficiente para que todos no bajen la guardia, vivan en alerta para erradicarla.

I was in Crimea many years aga. Yalta was already on Moscow time, not on Kiyv time ...

And you known what ! He’s right…

War is just good business for NATO and USA.

Right. Crimea was conquered and annexed to Russia in 1784. In Crimea was fought a war Russia against UK, France, Turkey and Italy Crimea was “given” by Krusciov to Ukraina in 1954 but Sebastopoli remained the military base for the URSS (and now Russia) fleet in the Black Sea

He was right.... He tried to tell the truth...😑

Could it be because the Germans don't really care if the Russians keep Crimea and take Ukraine by force?

the west chooses nazi for europe, they allow it, support it and give it free weapons - confederate republican party still here campaigning war divisions - cant fix the weather and want ppl driving over crumbling bridges

Like it or not, he spoke the truth about the current situation. Apart from the respecting Putin part. If the West push Russian into the Chinese orbit, it'll create a perfect quagmire for them to play with.

He just tell the truth

Ukrainians should have voted an ethnic Christian to presidency so country isn't sold out.

He's clearly saying what they actually think - a moment of truth for once.

At least he is honest. RussianGas

He missed the memo 📝

So for basically telling the truth..

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