Former German Chancellor accused of being a 'mercenary' of Russia

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has come under fire for his possible appointment to the supervisory board of Russian state conglomerate Rosneft.

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

"Former Chancellor Schroeder turned into a Russian mercenary," said Andreas Scheuer, general secretary of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party, in an interview with the newspaper. Schroeder's activities in Rosneft stink, private economic interests are mixed with political interests."

Because of this, the former German Chancellor "created big problems for his SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany) party during the election campaign," according to Scheuer.

In turn, Green Party member Tobias Lindner strongly advised Gerhard Schroeder to "think carefully about whether he should take on the job (with Rosneft Group)," the German newspaper noted.

According to Sputnik