{
  "id": 12995319,
  "title": "Birthday party: \"Shame\": Massive criticism of Schröder's visit with Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/geburtstagsfeier-schande-massive-kritik-am-putin-besuch-von-schroder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T00:53:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/geburtstagsfeier-schande-massive-kritik-am-putin-besuch-von-schroeder/100260891.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has faced criticism for attending Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday celebration in Moscow. Politicians Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann described the visit as a \"shame\" and criticized Schröder's close relationship with Putin and his involvement with Russian energy companies. Schröder, who was Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, has been criticized for meeting with Putin multiple times, including after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The visit came as Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine on the same day, killing at least 25 people and injuring over 100. Putin had previously suggested Schröder as a potential mediator in the conflict.",
  "summary": "On his latest trip to Russia, former Chancellor Schröder visited his old friend Putin. The occasion was the 74th birthday of the Kremlin chief. Reactions from his home country did not take long to come.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}