“I have long refused to be nominated to the Supervisory Board of Gazprom,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Schroeder added that he informed the company about this.

According to the ex-Chancellor of Germany, he is surprised in connection with the appearance of reports "stating the opposite."

Earlier, Gerhard Schroeder and Matthias Warnig announced the impossibility of extending their powers on the board of directors of Rosneft.