German navy chief resigns over controversial comments on Putin, Crimea

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Vice admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach had said Ukraine would not regain the Crimean Peninsula. He also said it was important to have Russia on the same side against China. His comments, captured on video, caused anger in Ukraine, which summoned the German ambassador.

4 months ago

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Times of India

German navy chief resigns following Ukraine comments

Speaking at an event in India on Friday, vice admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach had said Ukraine would not regain the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Schoenbach also said it was important to have Russia on the same side against China, and suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved "respect."

4 months ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

German navy chief resigns over Ukraine comments

Kay-Achim Schönbach said the idea that Russia wanted to invade Ukraine was nonsense.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

German navy chief resigns over Putin comments

BERLIN - Germany's navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow. "I have asked Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht to relieve me from my duties with immediate effect," Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach said in a statement. "The minister has accepted

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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