Die Gerüchte sind wahr: Der ehemalige Bundeskanzler und Putin-Freund Gerhard Schröder ist laut einem Medienbericht nach Moskau gereist. Man freue "sich immer über Gäste", hieß es.

Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who is regarded as a personal friend of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, is currently visiting the Russian capital, Moscow.

The former German chancellor was named by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a potential negotiator for the EU.