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Former German Chancellor and head of the supervisory board of the North European Gas Pipeline Gerhard Schröder proposed that the Russian authorities create a lobbying structure to promote Russia's interests in the West. As Kommersant writes, he intends to personally discuss his idea with Vladimir Putin during his visit to Russia, which began on Monday. At the same time, of course, there is no talk of any charity. The main part of the financing of this institute, according to Schroeder, should be taken over by Moscow through donations from Russian corporations.