Schröder's dubious involvement with Gazprom

Jan Machacek sharply criticises former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder for his involvement with Gazprom. "It's very clear that in Schröder's case there was a conflict of interests. Not only did his government approve the gas pipeline project, it also guaranteed a loan for Gazprom. And the case has another geopolitical dimension too. The contract for the gas pipeline means that Central Europe is defenceless against Russia's blackmailing gas price tactics. Schröder is not only mocking Poland and Ukraine, but he's also backing Putin in the face of American foreign policy, which in recent times has often criticised Russia for human rights violations. And how does the German public respond? Not, unfortunately, with harsh criticism. Chancellor Angela Merkel supports the construction of the gas pipeline."

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