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In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, matthias Warnig, the German CEO of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline operating company, resigned from his position on the supervisory board of German football club Schalke 04. This move came on February 24th, just hours after the Russian offensive began, and amidst mounting international pressure. Warnig, 66, had a long and controversial career, starting in the power structures of communist East Germany. German media reports indicate he held a senior position within the Stasi, the East German secret police notorious for its repressive tactics. Schalke 04, a historic club currently striving for promotion to the Bundesliga, expressed shock at the images emerging from Ukraine and promptly removed Gazprom’s branding from its jerseys. Gazprom, the Russian state-owned energy giant, is Schalke 04’s primary sponsor. Warnig’s resignation follows Germany’s decision to halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project after Russia recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. This pipeline, designed to transport natural gas directly from Russia to Germany, has been a source of geopolitical tension.
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