# Ex-German Chancellor Schröder attends Putin's birthday party

https://mins.news/en/item/92267

- DW, 2026-10-08 22:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ex-german-chancellor-schröder-attends-putin-s-birthday-bash/a-79606017?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Kremlin said former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder attended Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday gathering in Moscow on Wednesday. Schröder was in the capital on business, visiting a supermarket chain whose supervisory board he joined last week. His ties to Russia have remained controversial, especially since the invasion of Ukraine.

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