Gerhard Schröder draws German ire by keeping faith with Russia

[...]the former leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) has retained his positions at Kremlin-backed companies; he remains chair at oil company Rosneft and gas pipeline project Nord Stream, and has not rejected his recent nomination to the board at state-backed Russian gas exporter Gazprom. Germa...

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Published inFT.com
Main Author Solomon, Erika
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London The Financial Times Limited 28.03.2022
Subjects
Friendship
Leadership
Nominations
Prime ministers
Resignations
War
Europe
Ukraine
Germany
Russia
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Summary:[...]the former leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) has retained his positions at Kremlin-backed companies; he remains chair at oil company Rosneft and gas pipeline project Nord Stream, and has not rejected his recent nomination to the board at state-backed Russian gas exporter Gazprom. German businesses soon arrived in Russia, from small family-owned concerns to large companies such as Volkswagen and Daimler. Since leaving office, Schröder has become a wealthy man. [...]the SPD prime minister of Lower Saxony has refused to withdraw the former chancellor’s medal of honour and maintains contact with him.