According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, the government led by Olaf Scholz sent a document to the other European governments listing proposals to punish Moscow after the mobilization of 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine was announced.
One of the measures is the proposal to prevent citizens of European countries from holding positions on the boards of directors or in the management of Russian state-owned companies in the future, as such a practice constitutes “strategic corruption”.
Offering “high-paying positions in governing bodies” of state-owned companies has been “an important element” in the Kremlin’s strategy for exerting political influence in the European Union (EU) for some time now, the letter, quoted by the daily newspaper, assures. Which .
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who has been widely criticized for his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has held a position in the Russian oil consortium Rosneft, which he chaired the Board of Directors since 2017 and which he resigned under pressure in May, as well as his candidacy to join the Gazprom gas group.
Source: DN
