BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, derided by many Germans for his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Thursday .
While German-American relations have improved in tone from thethinly veiled hostility of Gerhard Schroeder's chancellorship, allis not perfect between recently re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkeland President Obama. German troops in Afghanistan sit on thesidelines while American and British soldiers fight and die;Germany actively pursues trade with Iran, opposing toughersanctions on the terror regime; Berlin and Moscow are becomingdisconcertingly cozy; and Merkel supports a separate EU defenseforce at the expense of Germany's NATO commitments.
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has sued the German parliament for removing some of his official post-retirement perks over his links to Russian energy gian
FRANKFURT Aug 12, Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has sued the German parliament for removing some of his official post-retirement perks over his links to Russian energy.
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