US troops "occupy" Germany since the Second World War - Putin (video)

The President of the Russian Federation stated that some German politicians allegedly said that after the Second World War, Germany "was never in the full sense of the word, a sovereign state. " Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in Germany, the US occupation troops have been in Germany since the Second World War. He said this during a meeting with students at Moscow State University on January 25. He stated that Germany "is the largest country in Europe and the economic giant.

" "After the Second World War, Germany was divided into 4 sectors: American, English, French and Soviet. So the Soviet Union made the cessation of this occupation status. And the United States was not," Putin said. He stated that US troops in Germany were both formally and in fact. In his opinion, "there are so many.

" In addition, according to the Russian President, some German politicians allegedly stated that after the Second World War, Germany "was never in the full sense of the word, a sovereign state. " "And I do not say it. It is said to be outstanding - I want to emphasize it, not focused on Russia, but are policy -oriented," Putin said, adding that "one way or another, but sovereignty will be returned to Europe.