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Germany’s Schroeder loses office amid anger over Russia ties

FILE - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder poses in front of a painting by German artist Joerg Immendorff in the chancellery in Berlin on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. Germany's three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

A portrait of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, by German artist Joerg Immendorff is displayed as part of the 'Chancellors Gallery' at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Germany's three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, background left, and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talks when German Interior Minister Otto Schily and his Russian counterpart Boris Gryslow overhand a contract about travel easement in Yekaterinburg, Oct. 9, 2003. Germany's three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany’s Schroeder loses office amid anger over Russia ties