RUSSIA - Former Chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schroeder told the Rheinische Post about his work at Rosneft, as well as his attitude towards Vladimir Putin. According to Schroeder, to chair the board of directors of a Russian oil firm is an "exciting task" and the money aspect here is not particularly important. "And what if I were on the board of directors of an American firm, not a Russian one - that criticism has some hypocrisy," he said. Schroeder stressed that good relations with Rosneft and with Russia as a whole are in the interests of Europe, and Germany will eventually benefit from them.