Gerhard SchrÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¶der became Vladimir Putin’s best buddy when he was in office and then Putin’s employee after the German voters fired him. Now we learn that his government offered financing to Gazprom while he was still in office, although he denies having known anything about the deal.
BBC and Web.de have the scoop.
So long as he hangs on, there’s still material for Die Gerd Show. (If you’ve not heard the “Steuersong” [“Tax Song’], you’ve just gotta!)