VHG 🇪🇺🇩🇪Nobody wants this bastard back! #gerhardschroder #spd https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/08/germany-gerhard-schroder-errors-putin-spd-russia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Germans pining for Gerhard Schröder forget his errors and ties to Putin. The SPD needs a fresh approach
The former chancellor was the chief architect of Germany’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and cuts to defence spending. Both haunt the country today, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer