A storm of criticism directed at the positions of Russia’s former chancellor is fueled in Germany

Unlike Ikea, H&M, and Nijmegen Four Days Marches, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder drew no conclusions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gerhard Schroeder is a member of the supervisory board of the Russian oil group Rosneft and holds board positions at Nord Stream 1 and 2. Company in the summer. Until now, Schroeder has kept all those positions that he gained thanks to his good relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Shortly after his resignation as chancellor in 2005, Schroeder (77) took various positions in Russian energy companies and represented Russian interests in Europe. In 2014, in the weeks of the Russian invasion of Crimea, Schroeder celebrated his birthday in Saint Petersburg with the presence of Putin. At the beginning of February this year, Schroeder accused Ukraine of “scattering weapons”.


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Schroeder’s side activities don’t just damage Schroeder’s political legacy and reputation. Schroeder’s relations with Russia are also reflected in the ruling SPD, and his lobbying efforts have left their mark. For example, it is difficult to imagine that without the work of Schroeder, who was well paid by Moscow, Nord Stream 2 could have been created; Nord Stream 1 was set during the Schroeder era. At the beginning of 2021, a foundation was established in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the state where the gas pipeline comes to shore, with the goal of completing the gas pipeline while also protecting the state’s environment; Nord Stream 2 donated €20 million for this purpose from the mirror He indicated that this construction may have been designed in Moscow, and that it came through Schroeder and the Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig.

The office is still in the Bundestag

On Thursday evening, Chancellor Olaf Schulz called on his predecessor Schroeder to resign on a talk show. Four of Schroeder’s employees, including his speechwriter with whom he has worked for more than twenty years, resigned early this week. Schroeder’s office funding is also being reviewed. As a former chancellor, he is entitled to an office as well as staff in the Bundestag; In 2021 it cost more than 400,000 euros in tax money.

It is my firm belief that we cannot associate Gerd with Hitler

Schroeder’s ex-wife

Until this week, Schroeder was part of the Hall of Fame of 34 “Big Social Democrats” on the SPD website. Schroeder’s photo was taken this week; Now there are still 33 major social democrats. There is also a space elsewhere. At the Berlin airport branch of the popular political restaurant Ständige Vertre-tung, Schroeder’s photo was removed from the pub this week. Football club Borussia Dortmund stripped Schroeder of its honorary membership this week.

The city of Hanover also wanted to strip Schroeder of his honorary citizenship this week. Schroeder’s ex-wife, Doris Schroeder Kopf, an activist in state politics, opposed this decision. In her response, she wrote, “I am firmly convinced that we cannot put Gerd on the same page with Hitler.” Schroeder’s current wife, Soyeon Schroeder Kim, is also defending her husband, especially on her Instagram account, which also contains several pictures of Schroeder in many of the capital’s restaurants. Schroeder threatens Kim on Instagram with steps against the newspaper Hanover Allgemeinebecause next to the portrait of Gerhard Schroeder was the headline: “Without an iota of dignity?”

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