In line with his physician’s assertion, despatched to the dpa information company Tuesday, Schröder is affected by extreme exhaustion, lack of vitality, focus and reminiscence issues, and he’s additionally been identified with sleep issues and lowered emotional resilience.
Though his listening to has been rescheduled for March, his physician’s assertion mentioned that Schröder is “neither at the moment nor within the foreseeable future ready to deal with the bodily and psychological stress of a chronic — particularly public — questioning by an investigative committee,” as such a listening to might additional trigger his well being to deteriorate.
Schröder, a Social Democrat who ruled Germany in coalition with the Greens from 1998 to 2005, is well-known for his ties to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s regime, having served as a board member of Russian state vitality firms after his tenure as chancellor.
As chancellor, Schröder promoted Nord Stream 1, and as chairman of the board of Nord Stream 2 AG — a direct subsidiary of the Russian state-owned vitality large Gazprom — he promoted the development of the brand new pipeline.
