The Chancellor of Germany does not recognize criticism of his own address.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder believes that during his tenure he followed the right vector of policy towards the Russian Federation. According to the politician, criticism of him after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is unfounded.
In an interview with the New York Times, Schroeder said he was not going to apologize to anyone for continuing to keep in touch with Russian President Putin even after February 24. The Chancellor believes that otherwise he “would lose the trust of the only person who can stop this war.”
In addition, Schroeder spoke about Germany's energy policy. He still believes that the country's decades-long dependence on Russian energy was the right strategy.
“For thirty years, everyone agreed with this state of affairs. And now all of a sudden everyone is saying it would be better, “Schroeder said.
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