celebration for Schröder in St. Petersburg, at which he spoke with Vladimir Putin, on the height of the Russo-Ukrainian War. He had not informed chancellor Angela Merkel or his parliamentary group chairman Volker Kauder of the visit. References External links 1979 births 2015 deaths People from Gelsenkirchen Technical University of Berlin alumni Deaths from pulmonary embolism Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany