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An ‘Old Friend,’ a Stove, and a Samovar. The Kremlin Shares a Portrait of Putin’s Birthday with Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

The Kremlin said the two longtime allies met privately after Schröder arrived in Moscow and later visited employees of the Globus hypermarket chain.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated his birthday with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, his “old friend,” the Kremlin press office said on the evening of October 8.

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Gerhard Schröder was in Moscow and celebrated Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday, following an invitation from the Russian president. The former chancellor celebrated Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday on Wednesday at the latter's home, German media (n-tv, Der Spiegel, BILD) reported, citing a Kremlin statement on the Telegram platform. Putin's invitation to Schröder "The president was informed by the media that Gerhard Schröder was i…

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Meeting among "old friends": According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin received old chancellor Gerhard Schröder at home.

·Berlin, Germany
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The Kremlin press service published a joint photo of former Chancellor FRG with the President of Russia. "Gerhard Schroeder was with Vladimir Putin when the Head of State celebrated his birthday yesterday," said there.

·Bonn, Germany
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Putin is said to have learned from the media about Schröder's visit to Moscow, as the Kremlin describes it. The Russian president promptly invited the old chancellor to his birthday.

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The German chancellor was in Moscow because of a new supervisory board post. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin invited his long-standing friend to his home.

·Vienna, Austria
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Hospodárske Noviny broke the news in Bratislava, Slovakia on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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