Kremlin proposes Schröder as mediator

With Gerhard Schröder as negotiator there will be no peace deal that is fair for Ukraine, warns The Times:

“Some Germans are content that Germany should be at the negotiating table on Ukraine rather than depending on President Trump’s envoys. If Ukraine’s European future is to be discussed, they reason, let it be with the help of someone who understands Europe and Russia. They have short memories. … In March 2022 Mr Schröder posed as a peacemaker, and flopped. As Kaja Kallas, Europe’s foreign policy chief, puts it: with Mr Schröder as negotiator, the Kremlin’s man would be sitting on both sides of the table.”