a photo posted yesterday on instagram bi schroeder's wife. so you should or kim showing herself with the kremlin in the background and prayer in loading con, that she added to that photo. and media reporting that the chancellor held a talks yesterday with the russian president. what that, what the results were and whether there will be more is unclear at this time. i can only imagine this discomfort involved, but what is the german government saying publicly about this? well, as you mentioned, they said they were not informed in advance. they did not agree to the meeting any way, nor did they play any role, all of which is quite extraordinary. nonetheless, some s p d members, including the head of the social democratic party, which is the party of chancellor. all actually have said that they think any initiative is welcome at this point if it could help to achieve a humanitarian see fire chancellor show speaking on the sidelines that you summit in their side said that he absolutely did not want to comment. he has been trying to create some di

thank you. former german chancellor. gerhard schroeder is in moscow to meet with vladimir putin. schroeder is known to be a close friend of the russian president and is on the board for the state owned energy giant ra snapped a few days ago, chancellor will actually had urged quota to step away from his posts at russian energy companies. the german government says it was not consulted about showed us trip, and it had no knowledge. he was going to moscow so that trip came as something of a surprise to the german government. our chief political correspondent melinda crane, has more. it's quite unprecedented. what we know is mostly unconfirmed. politico 1st broke the story yesterday, reporting that ukraine had reached out to ask the former chancellor to help mediate . and what's important to know is what you mentioned that in fact, gearhart, florida has strong ties to russia and vladimir putin and serves in those supervisory positions with major russian energy giants. so the ukranian ambassador here in germany had suggested that schroeder might be able to play a mediation role last week, but

ah, also coming up gearhart. schroeder was once german chancellor for many years. he's also been a close friend of vladimir putin. and now he's seen as germany's statesman of shame should also start kicking him out if he doesn't move into next week, because i don't see how we can sanction those companies. and we have so much sense that working actually for them to our viewers watching a p b s. in the united states, into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with almost the entire world against vladimir putin war today in a rare, emerge the session of the un general assembly. an overwhelming number of countries voted to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine, and called for an immediate withdrawal of russian forces on the global stage, russia is being judged on its actions and also by the company. it keeps other than russia. only 4 countries voted against the resolution, billers north korea, eritrea and syria. need we say more. here is more from inside the un headquarters in new york city. for almost a week, ukraine is fighting, fighting under the

also coming up news website, political reports that former german chancellor gerhard schroeder is in moscow for talks on ukraine with president putin. mister schroeder has to face fears, criticism for his close ties with the kremlin, and still no path to peace talks between ukraine and russia. make no progress to words ending the war. you crazy, foreign minister valves. ukraine will never surrender. as his russian counterpart defends the invasion ah, hello everyone, i'm layla iraq. it's good to be with you. ukrainian official say russian airstrikes have had to children's hospitals and the country. officials say 3 people died including a child when a series of blast had a maternity hospital in the besieged city of body. russia denies the report as fake news and says ukrainian troops had taken over the building. but western allies say the russian military is using weapons indiscriminately in what ukraine is calling a genocide. and i have to warn you this next report contains disturbing images. griego new for my real good. this smouldering ruins not of a military installation, but i mat

after he retired, schroeder had a new job: chairman of the pipeline's consortium. >> gerhard schroeder epitomizes the scandal in germany. and to put it mildly, he didn't seem to be very bothered about avoiding the appearance of impropriety. >> ♪ i found my thrill on blueberry hill... ♪ >> narrator: in his early days in office, putin went on a charm offensive towards the west. >> narrator: president bush famously looked into putin's eyes and saw his soul. he believed he was "committed to the best interests of his country." >> pin was trained in the kgb to deceive foreigners. he has a very sharp eye for human weakness. he's good at persuading people and at intimidating them, and he's been doing this with western leaders, sometimes with charm, sometimes with threats, but boy, does he do it. >> ♪ love's sweet melody... ♪ >> narrator: early on, british prime minister tony blair was charmed by him, and as with germany, their two economies would become even more entangled. london's financial center was a city enchanted by russian money. these were the years of high oil prices, and putin's rus

mister schroeder has space fears, criticism force, close ties with the kremlin. ah, hello everyone, i'm layla iraq. thank you so much for joining us. ukrainian official, c russian airstrikes have had 2 children's hospitals in the country. official see 3 people died including a child when a series of blast said a maternity hospital in the besieged city of mother you bull. russia denies the report says, quote, fake news and says ukrainian troops had taken over the building. but western allies say the russian military is using weapons indiscriminately in what ukraine is calling a genocide. and i have to warn you this next report contains disturbing images. gregory renew for my logo. this smoldering ruins, not of a military installation, but a maternity hospital in mary. a poll. the direct hit from an apparent russian air strike st. women in labor, fleeing into the cold. i hundreds, i reported injured. mary paul has been the target of sustained bombing and shelling for days. mass graves have been dug for the dead. authorities have told people how to dispose of dead f

mister schroeder, a meeting with mister putin in moscow. we appreciate your time. thank you for coming on. thanks for having me. and turning back to developments on the ground in ukraine, russian forces continue to advance on keith ariel footage, released by the ukranian army captured scenes of heavy fighting in the north eastern suburb of bravery. as russian forces attempt to surround the capital, it comes as outreach, mouths over an alleged russian era strike on a children's hospital in the south eastern city of multiple ukraine says several people, including at least one child, were killed. and a warning. our next report contains disturbing images: rigor banu from a real good. this small during ruins, not of a military installation, but a maternity hospital in mary. a poll. the direct hit from an apparent russian air strike st. women in labor fleeing into the called a hundreds i reported injured. mary paul has been the target of sustained bombing and shelling for days. mass graves have been dug for the dead. authorities have told people how to dispose of dead fa

a photo posted yesterday on instagram bi schroeder's wife. so, you know, i should, or kim showing herself with the kremlin in the background and prayer in loading con, that she added to that photo. and media reporting that the chancellor held a talks yesterday with the russian president. what that, what the results were and whether there will be more is unclear at this time. i can only imagine this discomfort involved, but what is the german government saying publicly about this? well, as you mentioned, they said they were not informed in advance. they did not agree to the meeting anyway, nor did they play any role, all of which is quite extraordinary. nonetheless, for some s p d members, including the head of the social democratic party, which is the party of chancellor olaf schultz have said that they think any initiative is welcome at this point if it could help to achieve a humanitarian see fire chancellor show speaking on the sidelines about you summit in there. so i said that he absolutely did not want to come, and he has been trying to

thank you. former german chancellor . gerhard schroeder is reported to be in moscow for talks with the russian president vladimir putin on ending the conflict in ukraine. that's at least according to the news website. political. mr. shudder has been criticized in recent weeks for his close ties with the kremlin. he's known to be a personal friend of the russian president and a member of the supervisory board of the state owned energy giant ross left germany as all of shots has called on the former leader to step down from the controversial position. let's chicken with our political corresponded julia, so deli and find out what more she has been able to learn. what can you share with as do we know more about whether mister shutter is indeed in moscow? what we do know is this report coming from political that sure there is supposedly in moscow to meet president vladimir putin, that this comes after is reportedly met. ukrainian politician is stumble, a politician, that is a member of the delegation that was and negotiating with russia, and that ukraine wants to see whether sure that is ab

we have this rather unusual case where the former german chancellor, gerhard schroeder, i had actually attempted to get involved in negotiations even flying to moscow this week. he's, of course, been strongly criticized for connections to the kremlin. and let's call it these freelance mediation attempts. i do think his involvement is the reason why chancellor shawl has decided to get involved now. no, i don't think it's the reason why chancellor shows is getting involved. now. i think that is something that the german government had wanted to do already in the past to try and find a diplomatic solution to this situation. but it does make diplomatic efforts. official diplomatic efforts more and more difficult, especially from a german perspective because it gives the impression to the outside world that germany is not only one position that is not working or not united front that you have on the one hand, the german government and the on the other hand, gerhard schroeder, for my german chancellor, between 19982005 who has been indeed very criticized by his closeness to the kremlin and b

and the former german chancellor gerhard schroeder, is facing increasing political isolation for his failure to cut ties with the russian state. his condemned the war. but he hasn't denounced the man behind it all . his long time friend flooded me. put him there, bro. man's goes back a long way. in 2004, the russian president vladimir putin was a guest at german chancellor, gerhard schroeder, 60th birthday party in hanover with later that year, they were all smiles again. a shrewd a hosted putin at his home. putin showed off a suit case of get hold of it was just the start. i'm so the most of the home see they got my or each other. they got to like each other. they got to trust each other. think moving, see for throw and see. and after leaving office, the friendship really paid off. shrewder landed a job with the controversial north stream pipeline project to bring russian gas direct to germany. then in 2014, as russia annexed crimea, shrewder, celebrated his 70th birthday party, and st. petersburg with his friend vladimir, despite growing unease at the former chancellor's behavior,

you're reporting ex chancellor schroeder is meeting with putin. have you been able to corroborate that story, or is that based on, on your source is solely well, we have corroborated and we would have reported it. otherwise it is based on her sources, but the meeting is happening. sure. it is in moscow right now. and you know, is there at the behest of the ukrainians, actually, who approached him a week ago now last friday, and then met with him in istanbul on monday and asked him if he would be willing to mediate as a personal favor to president zalinski who sent emissaries to meet with schroeder in istanbul, and sure to then approached his contacts and moscow to see if putin would be willing to speak to him. and they said yes and, and sent a plane in fact, to pick him up. and his wife is stumble. ready and flew him there last night and he's there today to, to meet with, with putin. and we contacted the chance larry, and they told us they're not aware of any visit by massage florida to moscow. chancellor sholtes didn't want to comment on the visi

, who continues to hold positions at both gas prom and russian oil giant rods. nafta . schroeder has played a key role over the years and deepening russian, german economic ties. those are now proving hard to unwind. we had set up an interview at gas gade, a subsidiary of guns problem with it. but the receptionist comes to the door to tell us it's been canceled. the german subsidiary is tight lipped. and not just when it comes to journalists, local politicians tell a similar story because i have no experience with gas from or its subsidiaries. i haven't seen or heard anything. gosh, we just see the gas holder and know they're, they're due to the ownership structure, but we have no contact otherwise. contact. who he believes that gas prom purposely didn't refill the local gas holder before the russian invasion of ukraine. so it could use the miss delivery of natural gas to put germany under political pressure them. i didn't feel like a muffler made the mistake of putting these things on to foreign hands. all they abused their power and try to starve us of energy or the like. and then

this is something that predates this visit by former chancellor gerhard schroeder. and this is part of the overall german policy of trying to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. but it is a very uncomfortable situation for the current german government, because this visit biker, had frodo was a german chancellor, between 19982005. and who, by the way, belongs to the same party as the current chancellor shawls was not coordinated with the current government. so it has been described as an embarrassment for the current german government. it is also seen as if the german government were not working on a united front. here you had different elements to all of this. particularly if we understand this from get had showed us perspective. i see this is an attempt on his behalf to try and clean up or repair a little bit. his image, which has certainly been tarnished very badly, because he is seen as being someone, a very close to vladimir putin. and because he's also a gas lobbyist working for energy giants from rush and he hasn't let those positions he hadn't renounce

good to talk to you. former german chancellor gerhard schroeder has travelled to moscow to meet with, letting me put him shudder is known to be a close friend of the russian president. and he is on the board of the state owned energy giant. ross nath hood who has been under increasing pressure to cut his ties with russia. the german government says it had no prior knowledge of suitors. trip . saw your intruder, kim, pausing for peace with the kremlin looming in the background. welcome to the world of cryptic instagram diplomacy. the wife of ex german chancellor. gerhard shrewd up posted the image on her social media account, seemingly confirming reports. her husband was on a solo diplomatic mission to purchase a palace. beginning of the ukrainian side asked gach food or to try and build a bridge to, to let me couldn't. and to try to negotiate by possibly conditions for a ceasefire or, or something similar news of the visit caught the german government by surprise. attending a summit in france, the current german chancellor distance himself from the outreach. i don't want to comment. h

in 2004, the russian president vladimir putin was a guest at german chancellor, gerhard schroeder, 60th birthday party in hanover with later that year, they were all smiles again. a shrewd a hosted putin at his home. putin showed off a suit case of get hold of it was just the start, i'm thought i was with you. hm. see, they got my or each other, they got to like each other. they got to trust each other. think merging, see, for throw and see. and after leaving office, the friendship really paid off. shrewder landed a job with a controversial north stream pipeline project to bring russian gas direct to germany. then in 2014, as russia annexed, crimea, shrewder, celebrated his 70th birthday party and st. petersburg with his friend vladimir. despite growing unease at the former chancellor's behavior, the job offers kept coming a post with russian oil firm. raj never followed. shrewder was now leaning into his rushing lobbyist reputation. richard at the time he told d w. the german russian relationship should be one of the corporation instead of confrontation. just last month. shrewd i was n

and obviously most families, schroeder, the former chancellor, germany, also social democrats, is still serving on russian energy companies, boards. and he's still a very close friend of putin. so there is quite a lot that needs to be done. and i think there. busy is also that is something that worries me a little bit because i think the left within this current german government is still not necessarily on board of with that militaristic poster that chances jewels took in that speech. and i think a lot of discussion will still have to happen. and also that goes to the german public more widely. the german public more widely is passive. this is anti militarist. and for them to actually swallow, not just a 100000000000 being spent, but then that. and that's the more important question then actually allowing the military to take more protective expos or position. i don't see that happening at the moment because i think again, it says all the time germany is post world war 2, very much against war against the use of hard power. and it will take some time to, for that to actually think in a

in 2004, the russian president vladimir putin was a guest at german chancellor. gerhard schroeder, 60th birthday party in hanover. later that year they were all smiles again, a shrewd a host of putin at his home, putin showed off a suit case of get hold of. it was just the start i was with you. hm. see, they got my or each other. they got to like each other, they got to trust each other, see, moving, see, for throw and see. and after leaving office, the friendship really paid off. cruder, landed a job with the controversial nord stream pipeline project to bring russian gas direct to germany. then in 2014, as russia annexed.

and perhaps the most relevant question is what this will achieve for former chancellor schroeder because he has been under very harsh attack . and undoubtedly this mission is intended to help redeem him. or chief political correspondent melinda crane. thank you very much. the numbers ukrainians that have fled, the fighting has reached 2500000. according to the u. n's refugee agency, more than a 100000 of them had traveled to germany and many of headed to berlin. the city says it is struggling to cope with a growing number of ukrainian refugees. officials want the federal government to help relocate thousands of people to other parts of the country. thousands arrive every day. traumatized exhausted. glad to be safe. what's hidden? because no law and people tried to help us and that i had all hell, what can he door? and just as a avid yvonne help and the evan yvonne, i told katy about us, so it's ok among the good samaritans, this police officer who bid farewell to a family of 4 whom she opened her home to um, you know, the guy that the family was supposed to go to mac the berg last night,

and as the engine noted, former german chancellor schroeder has not. so he's kind of a weird outlier, but he's been, you know, eating at the wrong russian truck for quite a long time now. and i think that this has the unintended consequence, you know, sunshine is the best for transparency. and this idea of this under really broad, this idea of germany turning towards the east trading more with russia will make them more peaceful towards them. all of this is just been blown out of the water. so the fact that germany is 55 percent reliant and german and russian energy is unbelievable. i remember in the eighty's when ronald reagan was born in germany, no more than 25 tops, 30 percent dependence on russian energy. so 50 percent, i don't care if your neighbors, canada, you should diversify. you should not be relying on anyone countries for that amount of energy. so i think there has to be a rethink. and this was also, chancellor schultz announced funding for to emergency l. n g plans. these take a long time to build, but it means that liquefied natural gas

a frequent guest is former german chancellor. gerhard schroeder, the lobbyist for nord stream and russian energy. this is attracted a lot of attention which thomas will surely dreamed of when he came up with the baltic orchestra idea. did he ever have any concerns that mckenzie a big one can actually be pleasantly surprised when done. you hadn't got kind, they were no instructions yet. there are programming was completely freedom and the company was not present in any other way. others wide newtonsville before that does die. but, you know, and bagel was saying was there was a requirement to display logos over the stage or anything like that. it wouldn't have been possible to be so discreet with another company in europe on these movies . oh. but was lord stream sponsoring really discrete? just to look at the program booklets reveals some interesting details. for example, the baltic sea music education foundation consisted of a questionable gentleman's club. the president of the board of trustees was mathias vonnie, a former stars, the officer thought to have been close to vladimir putin w

schroeder is doing. jonathan: he went for a meeting with vladimir putin without telling the chancellor. we talked for so long about the schroeder reforms and how much chancellor merkel benefited. his legacy is tarnished. merkel's legacy on russia cast a shadow over her party. a difficult moment for germany and they are standing up and making a big change. tom: what we have seen in the last 24 hours is a timeline on energy independence. i'm hesitant to use that word where we shift from 2025 but we still have to get there. jonathan: it will take time and a lot of effort. futures up two tabs on the s&p. on the nasdaq, of a similar amount. crude down 1.8%. 110.27. onto jet fuel, a fantastic markets desk this morning. on radio and seen on tv, this is bloomberg. ritika: keeping you up-to-date with news from around the world. the u.s. has struck a deal to help europe replace russian gas imports that will lead to additional imports of liquefied natural gas. this is critical because russia is the eu's biggest nat

for my german chancellor, gerhard schroeder is reported to be in moscow for talks with vladimir putin on ukraine, according to the website. political shorda is known to be a close friend of the russian president, and there's also a member of the supervisory board for the state owned energy giant ross left the united states says it's no has no intention of offering russia anything new or specific regarding sanctions and talks to reach a nuclear deal with iran. a state department spokesman said an accord with the iran depends on a small number of outstanding issues and urged all parties to resolve them to reach a deal to even you to return to compliance with the gc of your you leaders are meeting. and for cy, france, for a summit on the war in ukraine, the does are also tackling the ease dependence on nach russian natural gas and oil, as well as defense capabilities. the summit was initially organized before russia invaded ukraine to discuss things like the dish lies asian, the economy, as well as the pandemic. but all issues are now eclipse fight the russian invasion . european commiss

shortages apparently hampered to the convoys advance entered the city. former german chancellor gerhard schroeder is reported to be in moscow for talked with vladimir putin on ukraine as, according to the website, political shorter is known to be a close friend of the russian president. and as a member of the supervisory board for the state owned energy giant ross left the right. and saint says it has no intention of offering russia anything new or specific regarding sanctions in talked to reach a nuclear deal with iran. a state department spokesman said an accord with iran depends on a number of outstanding issues and as old parties to resolve them to reach a deal test. the proposition as to whether we can at the head of the international atomic energy agency, has met with representatives from russia and ukraine, of arising concerns for the safety of ukraine's nuclear sites. rafael grossi spoke a week after russian forces shells europe's largest nuclear plant in ukraine. they also took control of the chernobyl nuclear plant, ukraine, and the russian federation. want to work with us with us. they

a frequent guest does former german chancellor, gerhard schroeder, a lobbyist for nord stream and russian energy. this is attracted a lot of attention which thomas humor surely dreamed of when it came up with the baltic orchestra idea. did he ever have any concerns or that mckenzie? he a, as a big one, can actually be pleasantly surprised. what done.

tom: is schroeder's modeling a u.s. recession? lisa h: we are not.ur base case is that we do not see a u.s. recession in the next 12 months, but certainly the risks are elevated, higher than we were if we had spoken about this six weeks ago. jonathan: is the potential for a fiscal policy initiative constrained america? in europe, do you think we are restrained? some suggest that could be the direction of travel? lisa h: absolutely. i think they are looking at energy independence, looking at defense. i think that is why you have seen rates in europe move as aggressively as they have to the higher side because there is this sort of idea that we need to do more. this russia risk is not going away, even if the russia-ukraine situation stabilizes in the next 24 hours. the russia risk is not going away, so there needs to be a change to the model. i think that is exactly the point you are making. we will see more on the fiscal side. jonathan: thank you. we have this conversation as the german finance minister is speaking to reporters in berlin and saying ge

for my german chancellor, gerhard schroeder has is reported to be in moscow for talks with vladimir putin on ukraine. according to website. political shudder is known to be a close friend of the russian president and is a member of the supervisory board for the state owned energy giant ra, snapped washington. as warning of a potential chemical or biological weapons attack by russia in ukraine. it comes off to moscow, accused the us of supporting a bio weapons program in ukraine. the by the administration, believes the accusation could be an attempt by the cannon to justify such an attack . you as vice president, kamala harris says that washington is prepared to defend nato territory. she made the comments in warsaw during talk with poland prime minister. but i use more at the etzky earlier. the u. s. rejected a proposal from poland to transfer, make 29 point to jets, to the u. s. air base before giving them to ukraine. for certain you leaders, art meeting in versailles, france for a summit on the conflict in ukraine. the war in ukraine is dominating the agenda. leaders also tackling the e

russian natural gas and oil, as well as the defense capability. former german chancellor gerhard schroeder, is in moscow to meet with me for the is known to be close friend of the russian president and is a member of the supervisory board for the state and energy giant. german government says the trip was planned without consulting firmly. was not just ukraine, people where people are fleeing, they're leaving russia to some say they're leaving due to new western sanctions, but others worry about their country track down on free speech and growing isolation with many flights out of the country. no longer taking off. many russians are heading to finland by other mates, another train bringing people to safety. but the passengers and bold, this one, a russian rather than ukrainian, with no flights to western europe, trains on this route from st. petersburg to the finished capital, helsinki had been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and other things grow worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can

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