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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schröder under fire for meeting Putin

Gerhard Schröder Vladimir Putin Kremlin Russia Siemens Ukraine
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder asked ‘how would it help anyone if I were to personally distance myself from Vladimir Putin?’ Photograph: Ümit Bektaş/Reuters

The former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has come under fire for a private meeting held with the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, after he travelled on holiday to Moscow to meet him.

Schröder told German media in a lengthy interview he had nothing to apologise for over his friendship with Putin, whom he met last week during a visit to the Russian capital.

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