German navy chief Kay-Achim Sch�nbach resigns over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments | Euronews

German navy chief Kay-Achim Sch�nbach resigns over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments | Euronews: What the Russian president wants "is to be respected", Sch�nbach said at a meeting in New Delhi on Friday. "It is easy to accord him the respect he wants, and which he also probably deserves," the navy chief added, describing the idea that Russia wanted to invade part of Ukraine as "an absurdity". Sch�nbach 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 AFP. The German government has insisted that it stands united with its NATO allies on the issue of Russia's military threat to Ukraine, warning that Moscow will pay a high price if it makes any military moves against its neighbour.