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I mean... he was not wrong.. 👀
I don't like to call it "Prisoner exchange". Russia held these people as hostages and now used them to have their own criminals and spies returned.
The Chechen who was killed was an Islamic terrorist, but it's terrible that the evil Russian got rid of him... I find this framing terrible, as if Alexei Navalny wasn't an extreme right-wing neo-Nazi. Germany once again stands firmly behind the swastika. I hate Nazis and neither the Greens nor the SPD will be able to teach me better.
It's easy, we got back a bunch of regular folks, Russia got back a bunch of thugs and criminals. That shows whom values what. Which is the better look?
Of course, there are conflicting views. On the one hand, people are happy to get people back to their home countries, while on the other hand, people who should be serving time for crimes are being released from prison. But looking back at the Soviet era (Mr Putin is the absolute child of that era), one can say that the system is repeating itself. Putin puts people from "enemy countries" in prisons so that they have the potential to be exchanged in case of an emergency. There were also some killings of dissidents in other countries during the Soviet era.
lesson learned, dont go to russia.
Don't worry about This Assassin the Russian Security service will give a great apartment that has an excellent view and a very open window. It's the least they can do for there Assassin that brought so much wanted attention to the FSB.
i know exactly how i feel about this. and now, after reading my mind, so do you.
Three years in German prison was a cheap punishment for a contract killing
Does this mean we can now exchange Andrew for one of ourer boys? 😅
Andrew iz one of uz now, in case you forgot! Once you embrace ze zree "b", beer bratwurst and bretzel, zhere iz no way back...
Why do the people in the foreign office have the power to discharge someone convicted of murder?
They don't. But the minister of the interior can advise the attorney general to deport some convict who has no German citizenship, if his home country is ready to take him back. Usually however this is only done if the receiving country confirms that he will serve the rest of his sentence there. Therefore he was formally not discharged, but deported.
It#s sad to see, when your government is validatin hostage politics by caving to them. Now every german has a target on their back as a valuable hostage. Thsi is especiaslly bad for russo-gemans who may very well have family remaining in Russia. Not only could these people be taken hostage outright, but their relatives too.
Well, on the other hand, it is not as if Russia had not acted accordingly before… 🤔
So we traded a FSB agent for a stoner, this is embarrassing.
A stoner, a worker for the Red Cross, a student, a lawyer, and a political scientist.
I really don't like the thought of Krassikow being released myself, however it seems to be very obvious, that he really was essential for Putin being willing to do this deal. Therefore the German government allegedly has been asked by the US government to agree to this deal for them not only being able to get a "stoner" back, but especially to free several journalists that had been detained by the Russians for doing their job diligently. And this is something I can value. I don't support this decision, but I understand how it can be seen as doing the right thing. And this I can accept.
Thats only one part of this affair that left that bad taste (or 'Gschmäckle' wie like to say in Germany). It's like the saying to never talk to terrorists because there might be others that see an opertunity there and do the same. You don't want to gibe dictators the impression they have to sack your citizens and do nasty things to them so they gain political weight on you. The imprisoment of western persons in such countries with semingly no actual hard prooven criminal wrongdoings is rising lately and that is extremely concerning. (Sry for my english, but you should get the meaning)
An inmate like Krassikov is also a security risk for the prison and takes lot of resources to secure him.
Russia is the nazi germany of the 21st century, and I am sick and tired of their whereabouts.
1. navalny didn't die, he was killed by putin 2. this wasn't prisioners exchange, this was exchange of russian criminals for western hostages and some usless russians after this exchange no wonder some westerners belive putler is strong, west just let him to do whatewer he want to do
Navalny did die. He may or may not have been deliberately murdered; but he used to be alive and now he's dead, so he died.
I really wonder how that can have any lawfull foundaitions. The Exchange of a Convicted Criminal i mean. Whatever the case, this is not ok at all.
Steinmeier has pardoned him. Legal procedure accomplished
The lawful fundation is the deportation of convicts, which happens all the time - however under the assumption that the convict will serve the rest of his sentence in his home country. This murderer was also (formally) not released or discharged, but deported.
@@MichaEl-rh1kvSo Steinmeier did not pardon him?
@@marge2548No. Technically he could have. But he didn't. It was not necessary.
@@HelmutQ We still have that Pullshit privilege of Kings? Wow....I always thought it was only meant for things like "Sicherheitsverwahrung".
Ah yes, western "journalists" and russian "spies". Call them the same, dammit, its double standards
spies work for the govenrmnet and journalists for news agencies.
Why would a spy pretend to be a journalist. That would be a pretty bad choice if the goal is to stay hidden
no, not really. Krasikov was not only a spy, but a cold blooded murderer. Take the German guy imsprisoned in Belarus for some Haribos mentioned in the video as the best example why your statement does not hold up to reality :)
It's not the same. Like, at all.
Go home Ivan
I am very, very happy for all the people who were freed from Russian terror justice. But there is an element that cannot be ignored: The state never should allow to be blackmailed. Most of the audience might not recall the terror of the RAF. They kidnapped the leader of the Berlin CDU (Lorenz), and the government gave in, letting some terrorists go. This encouraged the RAF to repeat, and they kidnapped Mr. Schleyer - those days, head of the German Employer Association - demanding the release of more terrorists. Mr. Schmidt, head of the government, then decided that enough was enough. He neglected the release. Mr. Schleyer was killed, but it ended the RAF strategy of blackmailing the state. Now, it must be underlined that I never would want to be in the position to make such a decision, as it is easier to stand on the sideline than be responsible for nothing less than the death of an innocent person for no other reason than making a point, but I fear, that this exchange was the "Lorenz"-moment in our relationship with Russia and we should make very clear that from now on, whoever travels to Russia, is on their own. Otherwise, we will witness a Mr.Schleyer-situation anytime soon.
Sounds like he wasn't a very good assassin if he got caught so easily. He's probably safer locked up in Germany
Russia seem to be getting the good end of the majority of these exchanges recently and it’s quite embarrassing
There is no 'good end'. We as the West got back several people with children and families that all can now live their normal life again, which is very VERY positive. The problem is to go into negotiation at all and to make states vulnerable to cheap deals and blackmail. It is a complicated dilemma between upholding the justice and caretaking about the wellfare of the own citicens. A tricky decision I am glad that I will never have to make.
I'm not sure if it is "getting the good end" if you get some not very talented, but brutal assassin back, especially if you can't send him ever again abroad. But Russian propaganda will try to play it so. And the deal saved multiple innocents from being killed in Russia.
It's so sad to observe how the nation that gave us Nietzsche, Marx, and Hegel turned to the US's colony and completely lost its sovereignty 🙃
The alternative is? Being Russia’s colony?
Alliances come with agreements and responsibilities. What did you expect?!
@@nolramtbf India has found a good middle that is in the middle
Who gives a sh%@ what a Putler fanboy has to say?
@@Siegfried_DDT India doesn't have Russian spies running around murdering people.
good thing is that Krasikov is now a burned spy. And perhaps even a risk for the Russian government... All you need is to spread the rumor that Krasikov was only released because he agreed to work as a double agent. Maybe he'll fall out of some window by accident
Yeah i understand it leaves a sour taste to release a murderer & spy. But now we know him and he is in all European intelligence agencies & police bureaus databases..... so he has basically become a useless agent for Russia!
At least yall didnt trade a weapons trafficker for a washed up basketball player
a washed up basketball player who was actually correctly imprisoned due to her ignorance of laws and had expressed anti American sentiment in previous seasons
@@Siegfried_DDT yes quite true this is our government, and people wonder why the enemies of the american world order are acting up if you don't want to go to jail, don't bring a drug into a country where it's illegal, it's elementary logic
@@memberberry5898 So, we now trust a government that has lied for years about the obvious and true origin of a specific hitman sent by that exact government, that they did not set up the scenario so that the drug (some few ounces of weed) could be found and an ridiculously high sentence of multiple years in prison could be spoken. Man, you really are an optimist.
Selber😤
like wenn du Bremer bist.
Living in a village were is 1 bus a day in the one direction and six in the other from Monday to friday. And no service on weekend. One bus every hour seems pretty luxurious to me…🤷🏽♂️
Nice video, Bremen is my home town. ✌️🌞 Indeed, I'd prefer "Haake Beck vom Fass" at any time 😅 Up till 2005 these barrels of fresh beer were delivered by impressive horses and a carriage 🥰
Just returned from a July 2024 trip to Frankfurt, sadly most of these lines I used during the 80-90’s working at the Abram’s complex are all under renovation currently.
Ah nice, you even found the Katzencafe :D Iam from Bremen, if someone would visit us here, i would go there with them cause of the smallest street to go through ;)
I would think turn it into housing, with restaurants, bars and a small super market. Returning from my recent trip to Germany it seems many of the small shops are retiring, and families did not follow in the footsteps to take over.
sounds great with you r accent instead of a German accent.
Ja wir Deutschen mögen unsere "Deiner Mutter" Witze. Und der letzte Satz "is really nuts" sorry ich konnte nicht wiederstehen
8 years ? lol 3 years are enough
You should make a video about what 18th century German writer Goethe wrote about Naples! 'The streets are so covered with waste that you walk on a soft, elastic surface...'
Und Bremen hält einige Negativrekorde in Deutschland. Von der Steuerverschwendung und deren Auswüchse kann man sich bei Extra3 ein Bild machen :)
Not much has changed there, greetings from Düsseldorf
In Spain it's not "computador" but "Ordenador" ans in french.
You mention "Schnoor" in eference to the ropes being produced there. If you take a closer look, you can see that the small alley has a bend at the beginning, only a few meters behind a place called "Ausspann". This bend, at first a nuicance for the ropers, became a sign for the high quality ropes that were produced there. Real Bremer ropes in that time, had a strong bend at a length of about 40 meters. (Your father would have loved this story...)
we need to bring back poetry shittalk
dude, i live here since 15 years and you taught me everything i avoided to learn in all this time🤣🤣
Your German pronunciation is getting really good.
„Selig sei die Stadt genannt, Perle Du am Main, Nirgendwo im deutschen Land, Kannst Du so glücklich sein.“
He would have countet only half after closing his Mouth and none after Tacking a Bath.
Cologne is more of an acquired taste, still.
😂😂😂 Same with Wuppertal back than. And great reciting!
Bremen is terrible
The Ye was original substitution of the Letter Thorn for th, because the printingpresses didnt have the Letter Thorn. so it would be pronuced the=ye
No. Ye is the plural of 'thou'. So ye would be you (pl.) today.