Schröder turns 80: Party in Berlin - no party with Putin. Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will be given a party in Berlin by his wife for his 80th birthday in April.
Putin isn't coming - because of an arrest warrant He would have to expect arrest in Germany due to an international arrest warrant. The former Chancellor has been friends with Putin since he was chancellor from 1998 to 2005 and continues to work for Russian companies that run the Nord Stream pipelines through the Baltic Sea.