Gerhard Schröder finally missed the right time to side with the Ukrainians.
Schröder can't even save face anymore.
Instead, his co-workers show him what they think of his stubbornness.
They have all broken allegiance to him.
This is the dishonorable end of a former chancellor who was taken in by his “friend” Putin while in office.
Schröder is now rightly threatening that his equipment will no longer be approved.
The pension is regulated by law, but the office and company car are a matter for the budget, i.e. the Bundestag.
This privilege only exists for former chancellors because they should continue to take on representative tasks for their country.
But Schröder doesn't do that, if representation means more than bringing shame on his country.
Söder's seed grew
The SPD is not to be envied for this heritage.
The fact that Schröder's seed sprout can be studied in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where Manuela Schwesig pulled the ripcord at the last minute.
Nevertheless, the prime minister's lack of instinct will linger for a long time, having sworn allegiance to an aggressor and his gas business for too long.
In the end, she only found understanding in the AfD.
The SPD is now trying to give Schröder the pass.
There have already been SPD politicians who were thrown out of the party for lesser reasons.