After revelations of Russian presidents links to former chancellor Gerhard Schröder, investigation sheds light on relationship with influential German businessman
When Vladimir Putin spends time in the German capital, a detour to Fuggerstraße in the Schöneberg district of Berlin is a must. There are many restaurants, bars and cafés there, and rainbow flags fly in the wind.
It is home to the Café des Artistes, one of the Russian presidents favourite restaurants. He prefers rather unspectacular dishes, according to one of the waitresses. He eats zürcher geschnetzeltes (sliced meat Zurich style) for 18.50, or beef stroganoff for 21.
Warnig worked as a trade representative, but actually he was an undercover spy. His codename was now Arthur
He is one of the few who openly speaks his mind when talking with Putin