Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder won't be sanctioned by his political party because of his ties with Russian state-owned companies, local media reported Thursday.
The dpa news agency and others cited a decision by the Social Democratic Party's regional committee in Hannover rejecting bids to punish Schröder for his involvement with Russian state energy companies Rosneft and Gazprom and with Nord Stream AG, which operates undersea gas pipelines that explosions damaged last year.
