“The discussion went in a different direction - and primarily because of America - about the admission of Georgia and Ukraine to NATO.
It was nothing more than a strategy to encircle Russia, ”Schroeder said.
He noted that before that, Russia was much more open to cooperation with NATO.
According to him, if Ukraine joined NATO, then Sevastopol, one of the most important ports in Russia, would be on the territory of the alliance.
On July 1, 2020, Gerhard Schroeder commented on the situation with sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project.