Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has called for sanctions against former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder over his pro-Russia lobbying.
“It is important that there are sanctions against those who promote [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s projects abroad,” Klimkin told German tabloid BILD in a report published late Sunday in reaction to a Wall Street Journal editorial that described Schröder as “Putin’s key oligarch” and suggested it was a mistake to let him escape sanctions.
“Gerhard Schröder is the most important lobbyist for Putin worldwide,” according to Klimkin, who called on the European Union to explore how to take action against him.
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Source: European Voice
