He came to Russia, among others. chairman of the party's regional branch in Baden-Württemberg and member of the Bundestag Markus Frohnmaier. — Germany needs a policy that again focuses more on security of supply, competitiveness and the interests of its citizens. However, my participation does not mean support for the war in Ukraine, he told reporters.
During the forum, Frohnmaier met with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. The Interfax agency quotes him as saying that Germany should consider resuming Nord Stream and rebuilding trade and economic relations with Russia.
According to German media, the participants also include the head of the Saxony branch of the Alternative for Germany, member of the regional parliament Jörg Urban, member of the Bundestag Steffen Kotré, and member of the European Parliament Petr Bystron.
In addition to AfD representatives, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was also seen in Moscow on those days, the German television channel N-tv reported. It is not known whether he came to Russia for the St. Petersburg forum.
In addition to politicians, German entrepreneurs also appeared at the forum in St. Petersburg. Among them are the shareholder of the Globus chain, Thomas Bruch, the shareholder of the Ekoniva group, Stefan Dürr, and the co-owner of the Masterlok company near Moscow, Leo Eppinger. Some of them have Russian citizenship or represent companies that have been separated from their German structures.
