Why Putin is pushing former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder as his Ukraine mediator — and why Europe distrusts him.
15 May 2026
Schröder has already been rejected by both Ukraine and the EU as a possible mediator in the war in Ukraine.
EUobserver explains how he became one of president Vladimir Putin’s closest European allies — and why his rhetoric is causing concern even among members of his own Social Democratic Party.
EUobserver explains how he became one of president Vladimir Putin’s closest European allies — and why his rhetoric is causing concern even among members of his own Social Democratic Party.