Who is Gerhard Schroeder, Putin’s pick for Ukraine peace talks mediation?
Key takeaways
- And will he be acceptable to Ukraine and the West?
- European Council President Antonio Costa said recently he believed there was “potential” for the EU to negotiate with Russia and to discuss the future of Europe’s security architecture.
- A day later, the Russian leader said the four-year-old war may be “coming to an end”, adding that he was ready to hold direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Moscow or a neutral country.
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And will he be acceptable to Ukraine and the West?
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Vladimir Putin (L) and Gerhard Schroeder in Berlin, Germany in September 2005 [File: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could coordinate talks with the European Union to secure a peace deal in Ukraine – a proposal met with scepticism by EU officials.
European Council President Antonio Costa said recently he believed there was “potential” for the EU to negotiate with Russia and to discuss the future of Europe’s security architecture.