Regina Laska wrote that CDA chairman Dennis Radtke (CDU) referred to Gerhard Schröder's recent appearance in Moscow in the Tagesspiegel as a "case of moral bankruptcy" and called on the SPD to expel the former chancellor from the party. Laska agreed with him. Schröder was too ill to testify before a parliamentary inquiry but fit enough to celebrate Vladimir Putin's birthday in Moscow and accept a new supervisory board position in Russia. According to Laska, the SPD state chairpersons in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are now also demanding a new expulsion procedure. The SPD district of Upper Palatinate voted unanimously in favor of it on Saturday. Schleswig-Holstein's SPD leader Ulf Kämpfer stated that the paths of the party and Schröder had parted ways many years ago. Laska asked why Schröder was still a member of the SPD. Previous expulsion procedures had failed in 2022 and 2023. It is not only about Schröder's differing stance on Russia policy, Laska wrote, but also about his demonstrative loyalty to Putin, who has been waging a war of annihilation against Ukraine for more than four and a half years. She also pointed out that SPD foreign policy expert Ralf Stegner had praised Schröder's visit to Putin. Pierre Orthen, chairman of the SPD local club in Baden-Württemberg's Leutenbach, publicly questioned whether this was in line with the responsibilities of a member of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee. Laska wrote that Stegner had held talks with Kremlin-affiliated representatives in Baku in April 2025. It apparently concerned the future of the Petersburg Dialogue, which Schröder co-founded with Putin in 2001. In June 2026, Stegner was said to have praised Schröder's connection to Putin; now he had attended Putin's birthday party. Laska asked what these contacts had achieved for peace in Ukraine and wrote that anyone justifying such talks as efforts for peace must also be able to explain what they had accomplished. #Schröder #Ukraine #SPD (translated)
Tino reported that Pierre Gasly questioned the FIA's differing criteria after the decision not to sanction Lando Norris. According to Gasly, Franco Colapinto received a harsh penalty in Baku, while Arvid Lindblad was not penalized for crashing into Liam Lawson in that same race. He added that today's incident was another case of teammates colliding. https://t.co/5nX6IM2HMH #F1 #FIA #Gasly (translated)
Account 43 ★ published statements from Gasly after the FIA's decision not to sanction Norris. Gasly said that Franco Colapinto had received a harsh penalty in Baku and that Lindblad had also not been penalized for colliding with Lawson there. He added that what happened that day was another case of teammates colliding. https://t.co/tVVKRHL7Ao #F1 #Automovilismo #Deportes (translated)
Double Olympic judo champion Lukáš Krpálek won bronze at the World Championship in Baku, thereby earning his sixth world medal. #LukášKrpálek #judo #MistrovstvíSveta (translated)
Martti Puumalainen finished fifth in the judo World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, losing the bronze match to Czech Lukas Krpalek, who is a two-time Olympic and world champion. #Judo #MarttiPuumalainen #Urheilu (translated)
Estonian judoka Emma-Melis Aktas achieved ninth place at the World Championships held in Baku, during which she showed good performance, although she had to give in to Olympic silver medalist Raz Hershko in the second round. #judo #EmmaMelisAktas #MM2023 (translated)
Juan Cruz Alvarez wrote that Lindblad had made a solo spin and circled the opposite way, something that, as he pointed out, would normally have warranted an immediate black flag. He added that he apparently escaped a penalty, as in Baku, where he claimed Lindblad took his teammate out of the race and was not investigated. #F1 #Lindblad #Motorsport (translated)
Estonian judokas Emma-Melis Aktas and Marek-Adrian Mäsak each achieved one match victory at the judo World Championships taking place in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, with Aktas advancing to the second round but losing in the next round, while Mäsak won his opening match but was eliminated in the next match. #judo #MM2023 #Eesti (translated)
Martti Puumalainen from Finland advanced to the semifinals of the judo World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, by defeating representatives from South Korea and Russia in the competition. #MarttiPuumalainen #Judo #MMkisat (translated)
Jorge Fonseca, bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and world champion in 2019 and 2021, was eliminated in the first round of the -100 kg category at the judo World Championships in Baku, after losing by yuko to the Canadian Kyle Reyes. #Judo #JorgeFonseca #MundiaisDeJudo (translated)
Ai Tsunoda has been crowned world champion in judo in the under 70 kg category, thus achieving the fourth medal for the Spanish delegation at the Baku championship. #Judo #AiTsunoda #CampeonaMundial (translated)
Ai Tsunoda becomes the first Spanish judo world champion in nearly 30 years after defeating Austrian Michelle Pollers in the final of the World Championships in Baku. #Judo #AiTsunoda #DeporteFemenino (translated)
Michaela Polleres won the silver medal in the 70 kg category at the Judo World Championships in Baku, after losing to the Spaniard Ai Tsunoda Roustant in the final during Golden Score. #JudoWM #MichaelaPolleres #Silbermedaille (translated)
Judo athlete Klen Kristofer Kaljulaid achieved two victories at the world championships held in Baku, but lost to a local opponent in the third round, thus ending his journey at the World Championship. #judo #maailmameistrivõistlused #Kaljulaid (translated)
Michaela Polleres from Lower Austria fought her way to the silver medal in the 70 kg class at the Judo World Championships in Baku, after losing in the final to the Spaniard Ai Tsunoda Roustant in Golden Score. #JudoWM #MichaelaPolleres #Silbermedaille (translated)
Michaela Polleres won the silver medal in the under 70 kg category at the Judo World Championships in Baku, after narrowly losing to the Spaniard Ai Tsunoda Roustant in the final. #Judo #MichaelaPolleres #WM2026 (translated)
Giovanna Scoccimarro won the first medal for the German team at the Judo World Championship in Baku/Azerbaijan, winning bronze in the small final of the up to 70 kilograms category against the Brazilian Nauana Silva, after previously reaching the semifinals. #JudoWM #Scoccimarro #Aserbaidschan (translated)
The Spanish Ai Tsunoda has been crowned world champion in the -70 kilogram category at the judo World Championship held in Baku, after defeating the Austrian Michaela Polleres in the final. #Judo #AiTsunoda #Mundial2026 (translated)
