German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach considers Gerhard Schroeder's position towards Vladimir Putin and his war of conquest in Ukraine unacceptable. According to a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the former chancellor should independently leave the ranks of the association. Lauterbach stated this in an interview with Spiegel..

According to the politician, the fact that Schroeder still maintains relations with the Russian dictator and refuses to publicly condemn the actions of the invaders in Ukraine is a weighty reason for his expulsion from the SPD.

“Putin’s actions are undeniably criminal, while Gerhard Schroeder’s behavior is completely unforgivable.”. In fact, he no longer has a place in the SPD,” Lauterbach said categorically..

According to the Minister of Health, Schroeder's behavior harms the Social Democrats, who overwhelmingly spoke out against Russian aggression. The last straw of patience for Lauterbach was the recent statement by the ex-chancellor that, in spite of everything, he will continue to keep in touch with Putin.

After another scandalous statement by Schroeder, the SPD cell in Hannover on July 14 initiated a discussion on expelling the politician from the party. However, according to Lauterbach, his colleague should leave on his own, without waiting for the completion of the formal procedure..

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Earlier, Schroeder said that he does not regret his policy towards Russia in the past..

He said this in April, noting, in particular, that Germany's decades-old dependence on Russian energy was the right strategy..

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