#Germany: more on the #Hanning case.
– In Feb. 2022 August #Hanning wrote a four-page letter to then-chancellor Olaf Scholz asking him to intervene with #Latvia over the collapse of PNB Banka, the bank whose supervisory board had left Hanning facing multi-million-euro claims and a garnished pension.
– The occasion was an imminent visit by then-Latvian prime minister Krišjānis Kariņš.
– Hanning asked Scholz to raise the insolvency and the damages claims with Kariņš and to press him to “agree to an independent investigation.”
– Hanning had sat on the board for about two years, responsible for compliance, at €12,000 a month.
– The insolvency administrator later sought nearly €32 million from him and eight others, including former #NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen;
– @BILD has put Hanning’s personal exposure at up to €4 million.
– Hanning later told Bild the Chancellery did nothing.
– A Latvian court ordered two-thirds of his pension, reported at up to €11,000 a month, garnished. Germany enforced the order. #Denmark blocked enforcement against Rasmussen pending a final ruling.
bild.de/politik/inland/ex-bn…— @Shtuni Oct 8, 2026
Day: October 8, 2026
Schröder is one of Europe’s biggest traitorsPjotr Sauer (@PjotrSauer)While Russian bombs were killing Ukrainians, Schröder travelled to Russia as a guest at Putin’s birthday party— https://x.com/PjotrSauer/status/2108276701063188927
— @joni_askola Oct 8, 2026
Владимир Путин отпраздновал день рождения в компании экс-канцлера ФРГ Герхарда Шрёдера, заявили в Кремле. Ранее Шрёдер прибыл в Москву, чтобы встретиться с сотрудниками и руководством сети магазинов “Глобус”, где получил новую работу t.me/dwglavnoe/69431
— @dw_russian Oct 8, 2026
**Putin Celebrated His Birthday in the Company of Gerhard Schröder**
Yesterday morning, Russian President **Vladimir Putin** learned from media reports that former German Chancellor **Gerhard Schröder** was in Moscow on business related to the company “Globus.” Putin subsequently invited his longtime friend to his residence.
Schröder then joined Putin as the Russian president celebrated his birthday yesterday.
**Some friendships survive political storms—and apparently still come with a birthday invitation to the Kremlin.**
— @SprinterPress Oct 8, 2026
Official picture. Source: Kremlin.
— @jakluge Oct 8, 2026
If #Russia isn’t defeated in #Ukraine, we will have to fight and defeat it elsewhere. Let’s help Ukraine finish the job … #News Review
thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Oct 8, 2026
Putin celebrated his birthday with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
According to the Kremlin, on October 7, Putin learned that his longtime friend was in Moscow on business for the Globus company and invited him to his home.NEXTA (@nexta_tv)🥂 Gerhard Schröder came to Moscow’s Globus — and the visit was immediately “celebrated” with champagne. By accident
During a tour of the hypermarket, a cameraman knocked into a display and smashed several bottles of champagne.
But what is the former German chancellor doing in Russia in the first place? Schröder recently joined the supervisory board of Hyperglobus, which operates Globus stores in Russia, and is now expected to help with the company’s long-term development there.
And yes, Schröder has long been known for his close personal ties to Vladimir Putin. After leaving office, he held senior positions linked to major Russian energy companies, including Nord Stream and Rosneft. Putin has publicly described him as someone he trusts 🤮
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— https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/2107893723346751881— @nexta_tv Oct 8, 2026
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇷🇺 President Trump considers deal with Russian President Putin to reopen the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
— @BRICSinfo Oct 8, 2026
Schröder wird Aufsichtsrat des Handelskonzerns Hyperglobus. Mit seiner Berufung könnte der Eigentümer Thomas Bruch eine Kontrollübernahme durch Russland verhindern. Der Saarländer steht ohnehin treu zu Russland. faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/u…
— @faznet Oct 8, 2026
An unexpected reunion in Moscow: Schröder visits a supermarket, and Putin invites him home to celebrate his birthday together. True friendship knows no political borders.
This lighthearted encounter shows that personal relationships can endure even in times of intense geopolitical tension, highlighting a human touch behind high-stakes diplomacy.
— @mog_russEN Oct 8, 2026