Geburtstagsfeier: „Schande“ : Massive Kritik am Putin-Besuch von Schröder
Auf seiner jüngsten Russland-Reise besuchte Alt-Kanzler Schröder seinen alten Freund Putin. Anlass: der 74. Geburtstag des Kreml-Chefs. Reaktionen aus der Heimat lassen nicht lange auf sich warten.
Altkanzler Gerhard Schröder faced significant criticism after attending the 74th birthday celebration of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Green politician Katrin Göring-Eckardt and the Chair of the European Parliament's Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), described the visit as a "shame" and "villainy".
Schröder, who served as Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, has been friends with Putin for years and has been widely criticized for his support of Russian energy companies. Despite Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Schröder has met with Putin multiple times. The Kremlin announced Putin's invitation through the Telegram platform, displaying photos of the two men smiling and clasping hands.
Schröder had also visited a Globus subsidiary's Russian branch and delivered a greeting speech to the company's employees before meeting Putin. Green politician Göring-Eckardt called Schröder's visit to Putin a "shame" and a betrayal to Europe, while Strack-Zimmermann described him as "Germany's most embarrassing pensioner." CDU politician Dennis Radtke criticized Schröder for being "too sick for committees but fit enough to go to Moscow and shake Putin's hand for a bundle of rubles."
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