Protest against Schröder's visit to Estonia

The Estonian newspaper expresses its indignation at former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's upcoming visit to Estonia on behalf of Russian giant Gazprom. "When Schröder comes to Tallinn in May, he won't be coming as German Chancellor. He shouldn't be given the reception of a former politician because his goal is clear: Schröder will be lobbying for the German-Russian gas deal. Schröder is a corrupt politician who in the last years of his chancellorship didn't act on behalf of Germany or Europe but on behalf of Russia and the new financial empire that is emerging there... At Schröder's reception it should not be forgotten for even one minute that Gazprom is an instrument for Russian foreign policy and that Schröder is its representative."

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