German Navy Chief Resigns after a heated comment made on Ukraine and Russia. Kay-Achim Schönbach comment was widely circulated online.
The chief of Germany’s navy Kay-Achim Schönbach has resigned after arguing at a live-streamed event that Putin “deserves respect”.
Vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach has led Germany’s naval force and represented it externally since March 2020.
On Friday, his comments were made public at a talk organised by a think-tank in Delhi.
What Happened To Kay-Achim Schönbach?
German navy chief resigns after his comment on the topic of Ukraine and Russia in an organised think-tank talk in New Delhi on Friday.
On Friday, Vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach said that Ukraine could not regain the Crimean Peninsula during a visit to India.
Schönbach also questioned Western views over Vladimir Putin’s intentions regarding Ukraine, adding that the Russian president deserved “respect”.
Kay’s support over the Russian president political regime and validating comment on Russian annexation in Ukraine made him oblige him to strike him off the Navy chief post.
In a statement published by the German defence ministry, the German navy said the defence minister had accepted his resignation appointing his deputy as interim naval chief.
German Navy Chief Kay-Achim Schönbach Resigns
The German Navy Chief Kay-Achim Schönbach has resigned after his open comment on Russian president Vlamider Putin: He deserves some respect.
Schönbach added, describing the idea that Russia wanted to invade Ukraine as “an absurdity”.
Kay-Achim was also called upon at home to explain his views.
These declarations “do not correspond at all to the position of the German ministry of defence,” a spokesperson told the media.
The German government has insisted on standing united with its NATO allies on the issue of Russia’s military threat to Ukraine.
The government warned that Moscow would pay a high price if it made any military moves against its neighbour.
Who Is Kay-Achim Schönbach Wife?
There have been no details on Kay-Achim Schönbach wife and other family members available on the web.
It’s not unusual for posts like navy generals to hide personal details for security purposes.
Later, Vice Adm Schoenbach backtracked from his comments in a post on Twitter, saying, “it was a mistake.”
He added that his defence policy remarks during a talk session at a think tank in India reflected his personal opinion at that moment.
Kay said in another tweet the comment in no way reflected the official position of the defence ministry.
Kay-Achim Schönbach Net Worth 2022
Kay-Achim Schönbach net worth is estimated at around $10 million.
Schönbach was employed as a consultant in the Federal Ministry of Defence from 2001 to 2004.
From 2004 to 2006, Kay-Achim was employed as the first officer on the frigate Schleswig-Holstein.
He was adjutant to the General Inspector of the German Armed Forces, General Wolfgang Schneiderhan, from 2006 to 2008.
In 2008 he assumed command of the frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which he held until 2010.
During this time, he was also deployed with his ship in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Atalanta off the Horn of Africa.