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Putin Meets Schroeder, Proposes EU Security Role Rejected

6/6/2026

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Vladimir Putin met one-on-one with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in the Kremlin on June 5, 2026.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called the meeting “good and friendly” and said officials keep informal contacts.
Putin earlier suggested Schroeder as his preferred partner for new European security arrangements, a proposal EU foreign ministers rejected.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that letting Schroeder sit on both sides of the table would be unacceptable.

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Vladimir Putin met one-on-one with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in the Kremlin on June 5, 2026.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called the meeting “good and friendly” and said officials keep informal contacts.
Putin earlier suggested Schroeder as his preferred partner for new European security arrangements, a proposal EU foreign ministers rejected.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that letting Schroeder sit on both sides of the table would be unacceptable.