“Marble, stone and iron may crumble, but our friendship never will,” the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung quotes former Chancellor Gerard Schröder and concludes that the same cannot be said about Schröder’s relationship with the leadership of the SPD party, of which he has been a member. for 60 years.. On this occasion the politician was decorated. And it caused a wave of criticism from the German press.
Apparently, some comrades believe that the former chancellor, who shamelessly surrendered to Putin, still deserves or regains respect. However, Schröder’s unwavering loyalty to the aggressive regime in the Kremlin will remain an embarrassing page in the history of the SPD. But the birthday boy himself does not lose his good mood because of this
– we are reading.
According to the Stuttgarter Zeitung, many SPD members find it difficult to accept that Gerhard Schröder still belongs to the same party as them.
Friendship with Vladimir Putin, perseverance with which he mainly pursued his own economic interests over the years; Schroeder should be ashamed of all this
– writes it every day.
Works at Gazprom
“Südwest-Presse” from Ulm also mentions:
Before Schroeder went to Gazprom out of greed, before he became Putin’s court jester and comedic internet star, he made a great contribution to the country. Under his leadership, mass unemployment was successfully combated, although the methods were controversial. With him it is like with some artists: the work transcends the creator. Even if he goes out of his way to ruin his reputation later in life
– quotes the newspaper dw.com
In turn, “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” emphasizes that Schröder has merits not only for the Social Democratic Party of Germany, but also for society in general. He adds that it is also true that the same man calls the cold mass murderer Vladimir Putin his friend and still has business contacts with him in Russia.
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Source: wPolityce
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