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German navy boss leaves after commotion over Putin-friendly statements
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Posted on 01/23/2022 6:52:01 AM PST by Candor7

Duitse marinebaas vertrekt na commotie over Poetin-gezinde uitspraken ( translated by Google )

ermany's top naval boss has resigned after being discredited by statements about Vladimir Putin and Ukraine. Kay-Achim Schönbach had said in a video that the Russian leader deserves respect and that Ukraine will never get back the Crimean peninsula that Russia has annexed.

"What he really wants is respect," Schönbach said in the YouTube video about Putin. "Giving someone respect costs little, even nothing. It's easy to give him the respect he asks for - and probably deserves."

Schönbach made his comments during a public discussion in India:

Talk by Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach, Chief of the German Navy

About Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, Schönbach said it would never join Ukraine again. "The Crimean peninsula is gone, it will never come back, that's a fact," said the vice admiral. That contradicts the Western view that the annexation is unacceptable and must be reversed.

The Ministry of Defense in Berlin said its comments are not in line with the government's position. "Admiral Schönbach will have the opportunity to explain his opinion to the defense chief," a spokesman said earlier today.

Schönbach then announced that he was resigning from his position as inspector of the navy, the highest ranking soldier in that army unit. He had previously apologized for his "ill-considered" comments, calling them a mistake.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry had called the German ambassador to account earlier today over "unacceptable statements by the commander of the German navy". A ministry spokesman in Kiev warned the statements could weaken Western efforts to de-escalate the situation.

Tensions

The commotion surrounding the German vice admiral comes at a sensitive time. Russia has gathered more than 100,000 troops at the Ukrainian border. Western countries fear an invasion and have warned Russia of repercussions if it does. Moscow says it has no plans of attack, but at the same time is putting pressure on NATO to drastically limit the alliance's activities. Schönbach also dismissed the Russian attack plans as "nonsense".

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Are the Democrats inviting an invasion, to distract from their failures, and to prevent a free and fair election in November ?

Remember: The Dems are desperate and will do anything to maintain their illegitimate power and prevent the election of Donald Trump as president.The Dems are despots of the worst kind.

1 posted on 01/23/2022 6:52:01 AM PST by Candor7
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To: Candor7

German Admiral says the quiet thoughts…out loud


2 posted on 01/23/2022 6:56:10 AM PST by silverleaf (“Freedom ultimately means the right of other people to do things that you disagree with”. T. Sowell )
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To: Candor7

Brandon is using this to try to revamp his loser image. He thinks that jumping into a war with Russia...coming to Ukraine’s rescue... will make him seem like the hawkish, brave and wise politician that he isn’t.


3 posted on 01/23/2022 6:56:29 AM PST by moovova
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To: moovova

Did Hitler trust Stalin?


4 posted on 01/23/2022 6:58:52 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Candor7

Not much he’s giving up by resigning. The German navy has, what, two or three ships left?


5 posted on 01/23/2022 7:02:46 AM PST by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: Candor7
Kay-Achim Schönbach had said in a video that the Russian leader deserves respect and that Ukraine will never get back the Crimean peninsula that Russia has annexed.

And the problem is?

6 posted on 01/23/2022 7:03:34 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Moltke

Most surprising part of this story is discovering that Germany even still
has a navy.


7 posted on 01/23/2022 7:04:33 AM PST by No_Mas_Obama
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To: SmokingJoe

And the problem is? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Russian situation is a false flag created by Biden and His false flag idiots.

Its all they are good at.


8 posted on 01/23/2022 7:06:16 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_qhttps://uintessentia_1.html))
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To: moovova
He thinks that jumping into a war with Russia...coming to Ukraine's rescue... will make him seem like the hawkish, brave and wise politician that he isn't.

Nothing can make Dementia Joe “brave, hawkish and wise “, not even a war.
And Dementia will never get into a war with Russia.

9 posted on 01/23/2022 7:07:11 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Candor7

Crimea, home of their Black Sea naval base, is a vital strategic asset for the Russians. They will fight to retain it, and also reliable land access to it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol_Naval_Base

We should stay out.


10 posted on 01/23/2022 7:09:17 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: Candor7

That dude sounded like he was TRYING to end his career.


11 posted on 01/23/2022 7:14:13 AM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: SauronOfMordor

That’s what I say. It is historically Russian. It is vital to them. The only surprise was that they ever let it go. There was no surprise when they took it back.

The Donbas may be a different subject. But they will never give up Crimea. The West is wasting energy discussing it.


12 posted on 01/23/2022 7:16:59 AM PST by marron
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To: Candor7
Schönbach then announced that he was resigning from his position as inspector of the navy, the highest ranking soldier in that army unit.

Army unit?

Just bring back the Kriegsmarine. No one will think you're Nazis. The war was 75+ years ago!

13 posted on 01/23/2022 7:22:34 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: TalBlack

That dude sounded like he was TRYING to end his career.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

We have occasional military men who fall on their sword for the sake of truth.

The real question is: Have Biden and the Dems created a false flag Russian invasion so they can manipulate the narrative at home away from their failures.

The Dem party has been lnown to have a good little war just to cover up their failures. This may be one such case.

I do not think Potin will invade. He will not help Joe Biden and the Democrats maintain power. Putin would rather do business with Donald Trump, because the business is not fraught with a bunch of uncertaintes from the idiocy of Dem policy.

I predict: NO INVASION.


14 posted on 01/23/2022 7:26:26 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_qhttps://uintessentia_1.html))
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To: Candor7

This admiral said it was ‘nonsense’ that Russia is going to invade Ukraine which means the only possible event in the weeks ahead will be a false flag one staged by the US-NATO Ukraine side.

This will likely happen during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia was the occasion for the coup in Ukraine to take out the pro-Russian government there.

No wonder they are talking about evacuation from Ukraine.


15 posted on 01/23/2022 7:35:17 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: silverleaf

Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach.

Curious as to the Admiral’s lineage, Achim is not a German name.

Realpolitik views aside,as reported he sounds like Celine Dion during the New Orleans Katrina looters, just let them touch it.


16 posted on 01/23/2022 7:35:26 AM PST by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Candor7

Here are some of his remarks”

“Regarding what happened in Ukraine. The Crimean island is lost and will never return. That’s a fact,” Schönbach said.

However, he noted that Putin’s goal is not “a small strip of Ukrainian land”, but the split of the European Union and the restoration of respect, “which he probably even deserves.”

“Russia is an old country, Russia is an important country… We need Russia. This is a big country, but this country is not a democracy in our opinion… Of course, we cannot agree with what Russia is doing, both in Chechnya and in other places where the situation should be resolved. And yes, this also applies to what happened in Ukraine,” the head of the German Navy said.”

I find myself concurring with the Admiral.


17 posted on 01/23/2022 7:36:32 AM PST by elpadre (And here in NC)
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To: Nextrush

When you see a military man fall on his sword, it bears examination.

I cannot conclude any other way than to say that False flag is a possibility.

We need more data on how Putin will handle Biden. But I can almost can sassure you that Putin will ream Obama ( Joe Biden is Obama’s puppet proxy) a new asshole before its over by having China drop the hammer on the US economy or something similar.The China Olympics may be the target as you say.

But there may be a coup staged in Kiev as well.I doubt there will be an invasion.But its enoughh if Biden and his false flag gang make evryone believe there will be one.Biden will “save” his presidency?


18 posted on 01/23/2022 7:42:41 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_qhttps://uintessentia_1.html))
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To: SauronOfMordor
Crimea, home of their Black Sea naval base, is a vital strategic asset for the Russians.

You are right, that would be as crazy as giving up control of the Panama Canal would be for the US. Oh wait…

19 posted on 01/23/2022 7:44:35 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: Candor7

The Dem party has been lnown to have a good little war just to cover up their failures. This may be one such case“””

I believe down to my core that Biden WANTS DESPERATELY to play Commander in Chief for the purpose of buying back some credibility.


20 posted on 01/23/2022 7:45:10 AM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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