INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and the CEO of the shelved Nord Stream 2 project Matthias Warnig resigned Friday from the board
Schroeder and Warnig have come under fire for refusing to sever ties with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.In addition to Rosneft,
Schroeder is chairman of the shareholders' committee of the company in charge of building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Germany and
Russia, and has been nominated to join the board of state-owned gas giant Gazprom.The European Parliament on Wednesday threatened to include
Schroeder access to state-funded office space and employees in the German parliament.An former spy for the Communist state in East
He also sits on the boards of several other major Russian companies, including oil pipeline monopoly Transneft and state-owned bank
VTB.Warnig joined the Rosneft board in 2012, while Schroeder was made chairman in 2017.Five foreign vice presidents of Rosneft have left the
