Chancellor attacks former chancellor: Merz is "deeply outraged" by Schröder's celebration with Putin
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Key FactsSchröder’s Putin visit in Moscow draws sharp criticism
Oct 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • The Kremlin said Putin first learned from media reports that Schröder was present, then invited his old friend home.

  • Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann called the visit disgraceful; Göring-Eckardt also considered it particularly damaging to Europe.

  • Before the celebration, Schröder visited a Globus branch in Moscow and gave employees a welcoming speech; he had previously joined its supervisory board.

  • That day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported at least 25 deaths and more than 100 injuries after Russian attacks.
  • A disgrace for Germany. A betrayal of Europe. A disservice to peace.
    — Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Green Party politician, on X about Schröder's visit to Putin
In socialist model city Xiong'an: Gerhard Schröder makes a surprise appearance at a forum in China
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In socialist model city Xiong'an: Gerhard Schröder makes a surprise ...
OpinionGerhard Schröder and the SPD: Party demands expulsion: Schröder is damaging the credibility of the Social Democrats, according to the accusation ...
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Gerhard Schröder and the SPD: Party demands expulsion
Key FactsSPD Politicians Again Seek Schröder’s Expulsion
Oct 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • The SPD district of Upper Palatinate unanimously approved a corresponding motion at its district party conference, chair Carolin Wagner said.

  • The SPD state leaders in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria also spoke in favor of expulsion.

  • The motion urges the SPD executive to seek renewed proceedings aimed at expulsion, citing Schröder’s Putin visit and his Hyperglobus supervisory-board role.

  • Sebastian Roloff and Jochen Ott consider success doubtful; Ott cites high hurdles and the failure of the first proceedings in 2023.
  • Schröder is a complete disgrace for the entire country.
    — Robin Mesarosch, Co-Chair of the SPD Baden-Württemberg, told Tagesspiegel
Birthday party with Putin: The SPD must finally kick Schröder out: The Social Democrats must oust former Chancellor and ex-party leader Gerhard Schröder after ...
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Birthday party with Putin: The SPD must finally kick Schröder out
Former Chancellor visits Kremlin chief: Schröder celebrates Putin's birthday in Moscow
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Former Chancellor visits Kremlin chief: Schröder celebrates Putin's ...
Key FactsSchröder’s Putin Visit Draws Fierce Criticism
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • According to the Kremlin, Putin learned Wednesday morning that Schröder was in Moscow and invited his old friend to his home.

  • Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann called the visit a disgrace; Dennis Radtke also criticized Schröder.

  • A spokesman said Chancellor Friedrich Merz considered the celebration deeply immoral amid the war in Ukraine.

  • After Russian attacks on Ukraine that Wednesday, Wolodimir Selenskij reported at least 25 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
  • A disgrace for Germany. A betrayal of Europe. A disservice to peace.
    — Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Green Party politician, on X after Schröder's Moscow visit
Gerhard Schröder is making headlines with a new trip to Moscow. The former Chancellor now sits on the supervisory board of the Russian branch of the Globus ... Show more
SPD: Several voices call for Schröder to be expelled from the party: The SPD district of Upper Palatinate wants to expel Gerhard Schröder from the party ...
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SPD: Several voices call for Schröder to be expelled from the party
Key FactsSchröder Reportedly Joins Russian Globus Operator’s Board
Oct 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • According to a media report, Gerhard Schröder joined the supervisory board of Globus’s Russian operating company.

  • According to the report, Hyperglobus said Schröder should support the company’s strategic development.

  • The Russian business was separated from Germany’s Globus Holding in 2025 and is owned by former Globus chief Thomas Bruch.

  • Germany’s Globus Holding said the Russian markets are legally and operationally fully independent; Hyperglobus and Schröder have not commented.
  • "The Kremlin wants to have access in case the situation escalates further"— said ntv reporter Rainer Munz in Moscow, with regard to the Russian war against Ukraine and Moscow's relationship to European states.
Ulrich Bettermann: Patriarch from the Sauerland with a fortune in the billions: An acquaintance of Merz, a friend of Schröder, a pilot, a hunter ...
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Ulrich Bettermann: Patriarch from the Sauerland with a fortune in the ...
Great outrage over former Chancellor Schröder's visit to Putin: A few days ago, former Chancellor Schröder was a guest of Russian President Putin ...
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Great outrage over former Chancellor Schröder's visit to Putin
Schröder with Putin: A disgusting birthday laugh: While former Chancellor Schröder congratulates Putin on his birthday in Moscow, Putin's troops are ...
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Schröder with Putin: A disgusting birthday laugh
OpinionPutin's Birthday Party: The Complete Moral Bankruptcy of Gerhard Schröder: It is the former chancellor's decision not to derive any moral obligations ...
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Putin's Birthday Party: The Complete Moral Bankruptcy of Gerhard ...
"Shame": Massive criticism of Schröder's visit to Putin: On his recent trip to Russia, former Chancellor Schröder visited his old friend Putin ...
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Green Party MP: Hanover's SPD should finally expel Gerhard Schröder: Green Party MP Timon Dzienus is demanding a clear stance from the Hanover SPD after ...
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Green Party MP: Hanover's SPD should finally expel Gerhard Schröder
Attending Putin's birthday party: Massive criticism of Gerhard Schröder: The former Chancellor attended Putin's 74th birthday celebrations at Putin's ...
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Attending Putin's birthday party: Massive criticism of Gerhard ...
Schröder's Putin visit outrages SPD base: "That's unacceptable": At the SPD party conference in the Main-Kinzig district, Gerhard Schröder's ...
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Schröder's Putin visit outrages SPD base:
SPD politician in Lower Saxony: Doris Schröder-Köpf resigns her seat in the state parliament
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SPD politician in Lower Saxony: Doris Schröder-Köpf resigns her seat in ...
Merz outraged at former German chancellor's birthday visit to Putin: Chancellor Friedrich Merz is outraged that former German leader Gerhard Schröder visited ...
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Merz outraged at former German chancellor's birthday visit to Putin
OpinionSchröder's Putin friendship: The intolerable comrade: How can the SPD demand that the Left distance itself from clan leaders when it tolerates the avowed ...
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Schröder's Putin friendship: The intolerable comrade
Gerhard Schröder at Putin's birthday: Former Chancellor angers SPD with Moscow visit
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Gerhard Schröder at Putin's birthday: Former Chancellor angers SPD ...
Schröder, Putin and the Globus connections: According to "Der Spiegel," former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) is apparently avoiding sanctions against Russia ...
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Schröder, Putin and the Globus connections
Birthday visit to Putin: SPD Wathlingen requests Gerhard Schröder's expulsion from the party
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Birthday visit to Putin: SPD Wathlingen requests Gerhard Schröder's ...
"Betrayal of Europe": Schröder celebrates Putin's birthday - | while Putin attacks Ukraine with missiles
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Upper Palatinate SPD: Wagner and Ertug re-elected - | clear message against AfD: Vohenstrauß. Die Oberpfälzer Sozialdemokraten fordern ein ...
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Upper Palatinate SPD: Wagner and Ertug re-elected - | clear message ...
Gerhard Schröder: How Russia sees him has to do with his and Putin's father: In Russia, former Chancellor Gerhard "Schröder" was long considered the last ...
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Gerhard Schröder: How Russia sees him has to do with his and Putin's ...
Merz condemns Schröder’s birthday visit to Putin as ‘immoral - Georgia Today: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned former chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s ...
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Merz condemns Schröder’s birthday visit to Putin as ‘immoral - Georgia ...
Applause for former chancellor in Moscow: Schröder visits Russian supermarket - | then champagne bottles break
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Applause for former chancellor in Moscow: Schröder visits Russian ...
Applause for Schröder in the Russian supermarket - | Then it crashes
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Applause for Schröder in the Russian supermarket - | Then it crashes
Gerhard Schröder and Vladimir Putin: Male friendship over human lives: Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder at Vladimir Putin's birthday party.
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Gerhard Schröder and Vladimir Putin: Male friendship over human lives
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder joined Russian President Vladimir Putin for his birthday, according to the Kremlin ... Show more
“Colleague” Schröder in the supermarket - | bizarre appearance of the former chancellor in Moscow
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“Colleague” Schröder in the supermarket - | bizarre appearance of the ...
While Metro is being expropriated, Schröder takes a job with its competitor in Russia
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While Metro is being expropriated, Schröder takes a job with its ...
Gerhard Zeiler: Will he save the SPÖ? Or will he destroy it for good?: The media millionaire wants to take over the party to lead it out of the crisis. For now ...
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Gerhard Zeiler: Will he save the SPÖ? Or will he destroy it for good?
Anholt Treaty 1991: Milestone for German-Dutch cooperation: The Anholt Treaty laid the foundation for cross-border cooperation in 1991. Today ...
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Anholt Treaty 1991: Milestone for German-Dutch cooperation
Three German Chancellors and their dealings with Putin before the war in Ukraine: Would the war in Ukraine have been avoided if Merkel had been Chancellor? ...
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Three German Chancellors and their dealings with Putin before the war in ...
"The Bridge" star Cordula Trantow is dead - | Gerhard Schröder also raved about her
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At the age of 85: Schröder's former government spokesman Uwe-Karsten Heye is dead
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At the age of 85: Schröder's former government spokesman Uwe-Karsten ...
"Stern has lost a great man, and I a friend": Heiko Gebhardt died last weekend. He was a legendary reporter at Stern and a strong-willed political observer ...
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Change fraud in Witten: "I was tricked": Eine Seniorin schaut in ihr Port­mo­nee (Symbolbild). Ein Betroffener warnt vor Trickbetrug mit Wechselgeld in Witten.
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Change fraud in Witten:
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder looks for a table in a restaurant - | and fails twice
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Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder looks for a table in a restaurant - | ...
OpinionMr. Merz, Ms. Bas, Mr. Klingbeil: Do what creates jobs!: When it comes to tax reform, the mindset must be: growth, growth, growth. It should be about nothing ...
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Mr. Merz, Ms. Bas, Mr. Klingbeil: Do what creates jobs!
On the Volksbühne's open-air swimming pool: "Subsidies for the trifle of a swimming pool"
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On the Volksbühne's open-air swimming pool:
Sign language interpreter Marion Rexin from Hilpoltstein has already "translated" for Gerd Schröder
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Sign language interpreter Marion Rexin from Hilpoltstein has already ...
Historical dispute with Nawrocki: Zelenskyy returns medal - | with reference to Mussolini and Schröder
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Historical dispute with Nawrocki: Zelenskyy returns medal - | with ...
One-on-one meeting in the Kremlin: "We can be glad about Schröder's connection to Putin"
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One-on-one meeting in the Kremlin:
Key FactsSchröder Meets Putin: Potential Mediation in Ukraine Conflict
Jun 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Putin invited former Chancellor Schröder to a confidential meeting in Moscow to discuss possible mediation in the Ukraine war.

  • SPD politician Ralf Stegner considers the encounter more of an opportunity than a risk, noting Schröder's remaining access to Putin despite no longer being active in politics.

  • While Schröder cannot represent Western negotiators, he might serve as a mediator between Russia and the international community.

  • The German government responded cautiously, and the Kremlin described the talk as positive but provided no specifics about the discussion.
  • Schröder was not in the Kremlin to congratulate Putin on this terrible war or to flatter him.
    — Ralf Stegner, SPD foreign policy politician, commenting on Schröder's meeting with Putin in Moscow and saying Schröder was not in the Kremlin to congratulate Putin on this terrible war or flatter him.
„Nichts ohne die Ukraine, keine deutschen Sonderwege“: Bundesregierung sieht Fenster für Gespräche mit Russland
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„Nichts ohne die Ukraine, keine deutschen Sonderwege“: Bundesregierung ...
Key FactsUkrainian Drones Strike Key Oil Terminal in St Petersburg
Jun 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Ukrainian drones targeted an oil terminal and naval base in St Petersburg, the site of Putin’s annual economic forum.

  • The strikes occurred just hours before the event designed to attract foreign investment was set to start.

  • Russian air defenses shot down 59 drones, but multiple facilities sustained damage and several individuals were injured.

  • The attack highlights the vulnerability of Russian cities and raises concerns about the effectiveness of their air defense systems.
  • "Several facilities have been damaged. Clean-up operations are currently underway. Several people have been injured. There have been no fatalities," Beglov said in a statement.— Alexander Beglov, governor of St. Petersburg, said in a statement
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder looks for a table at a Göttingen restaurant - | and fails twice
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Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder looks for a table at a Göttingen ...
Kremlin Chief Praises AfD and Schröder: Putin Won't Give an Inch on Ukraine: Vladimir Putin answers questions from international journalists and puts on a ...
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Kremlin Chief Praises AfD and Schröder: Putin Won't Give an Inch on ...