The head of the German Navy commented on his statement about the Crimea

“My security policy statements on a talk show at a think tank in India reflected my personal opinion at the time.

They do not in any way correspond to the official position of the German Ministry of Defense,” he wrote on Twitter.

He admitted that he should not have allowed such statements.

“Incautiously, misjudging the situation, I should not have done this.

There is nothing to interpret, it was a clear mistake,” he said.

Earlier, the head of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Kai-Achim Schönbach, said that Crimea would never again become part of Ukraine.

The German Defense Ministry said that they did not share the opinion of Vice Admiral Kai-Achim Schonbach, Commander of the German Navy, about Crimea.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the German Ambassador to the country, Anka Feldhusen, after the statements of the commander of the German Navy.

Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum held there in March 2014: the majority of residents voted for reunification with Russia.