Former German Chancellor Schroeder celebrates Putin's birthday at president's home
The former German chancellor’s visit drew criticism in Germany as he met Putin after joining the supervisory board of Hyperglobus, a supermarket chain.
- On Thursday, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder joined Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Moscow home to celebrate the president's 74th birthday, the Kremlin stated.
- Putin personally invited Schroeder after learning from media reports that the former chancellor had arrived in Moscow for business engagements with the Russian supermarket chain Hyperglobus.
- Schroeder, who led Germany from 1998 to 2005, has maintained deep ties to Russian state companies and Putin since leaving office, relationships that have drawn intense scrutiny since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he is "deeply outraged" by the visit, while Social Democratic Party co-leader Lars Klingbeil called it "completely unacceptable" given Ukraine's suffering.
- European and German leadership previously dismissed Putin's suggestion in May that Schroeder serve as a peace mediator, underscoring the former chancellor's growing isolation within Western political circles.
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The Kremlin leader's orders "produce every day immeasurable suffering, civilian casualties, shattered families" so it is "Frankly immoral for Mr Schröder to celebrate with Mr Putin on a day like this" Read
Gerhard Schröder attended a party to celebrate the 74th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The former German chancellor was in Moscow on business, but Putin invited his "old friend" to the celebration. Current Chancellor Friedrich Merz is outraged by Schröder's visit.
Considers "immoral" that the former German Chancellor goes to the residence of the Russian leader to celebrate his 74th birthday
Vladimir Putin received on Wednesday 7 October Gerhard Schröder at his home for his birthday, said the Kremlin. The former German Chancellor, very criticized in Berlin for his proximity to Moscow, was in...
German Chancellor Merz is outraged by the fact that former FRG Head of Government Schroeder was present at the birthday celebration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the current German leadership is irritating Schroeder's long-standing friendship with Putin.
Gerhard Schröder travelled to Moscow to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the Russian President, with whom he has been in close friendship for decades.
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