Because of his friendship with Vladimir Putin, ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is already a controversial figure in the Ukraine crisis. Now the lobbyist for the Russian gas company Rosneft and Nord Stream AG has been nominated for the Gazprom supervisory board.
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) recently criticized “saber rattling” in connection with the Ukraine crisis. However, not a “saber rattling” by Russia, which has gathered more than 100,000 soldiers on the border with the neighboring country. On the contrary, Schröder’s accusation went to Ukraine and NATO. Statements with which Schröder not only fueled criticism of his party’s unclear position in the conflict, but also reinforced the impression among the allies that Germany was too close to Russia and was not clear enough about its political friends in the West.
Regardless of all this, Schröder is now going one better. Despite the current situation, the ex-chancellor should still get a job in the Russian gas business. Schröder, who is considered a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been nominated for the supervisory board of the state-owned company Gazprom, the energy giant announced on Friday in St. Petersburg.
Gerhard Schröder is to replace Nazarbayev’s son-in-law
The Annual General Meeting is therefore planned for June 30th. Schröder is to replace Timur Kulibayev, a son-in-law of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who was ousted in the wake of the January riots.
The 77-year-old Schröder already has close ties to other Russian companies. He is Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee of Nord Stream AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nord Stream 2 AG. Both gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea connect Russia and Germany. The former chancellor is also the head of the supervisory board at the Russian state energy company Rosneft.
Source: Stern
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