44 minutes agoFormer German scientist urged to leave party for Russian ties
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Germany's largest party co-chairman has called on former cascellari Gerhard Schöder to leave the party because of his ties with Russia. Schröder's ties to companies in the Russian energy industry have isolated him within Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD), Euronews reports. “He acted for many [...]
Schröder's ties to companies in the Russian energy industry have isolated him within Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD), Euronews reports.
“He has been acting for many years now only as a businessman and we must stop seeing him as an older state man, as a former cancelar,” said Saskia Esken, one of the two SPD co-directors. “He wins his money with work for Russian state companies,” she said.
The 78-year-old is chairman of the board overseer of the Russian state energy company Rosneft and has also been involved in projects of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2.
