Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder – who has been slammed for his ties to Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine – will not accept a nomination to the board of Russian energy company Gazprom, according to a post on Linkedin. Sources with ties to the former chancellor confirmed the authenticity of the post. Schröder said he had told Gazprom a long time ago he was not interested in the nomination. “I’ve already told the company this.” Schröder’s refusal to cut his business ties to Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine have enraged many across the political spectrum in Germany and led…