Germany's Schröder attends 'old friend' Putin's birthday celebration

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2026-10-08

Moscow (dpa) - Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder attended Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday celebrations in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Putin learned from media reports that morning that Schröder was in the Russian capital, according to a Kremlin statement posted on Telegram on Thursday, accompanied by photos showing the two men smiling and clasping hands. "The president invited his old friend to his home," the s......

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