The Russian Ambassador to Austria Dmitry Lyubinsky said that the withdrawal of the invitations of the delegations of Russia and Belarus to the celebrations of the next anniversary of the liberation of Austria from Nazism is unacceptable and shameful. It has been reported telegraph channel diplomatic missions
According to him, these decisions are considered by the Russian side as “unacceptable and shameful in light of the culture of the historical memory of the Alpine Republic, which we valued and greatly valued before.”
He added that Russian diplomats in Austria will commemorate the citizens of the USSR who died for their freedom outside the framework of official events.
formerly Lyubinsky declarationThe leadership of the Mauthausen memorial complex in Austria refused the application of the Russian embassy to participate in events held in memory of the liberation of the concentration camp.
Prior to that, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said that they did not expect the participation of Russian diplomats in commemoration events to liberate the country from Nazism and end World War II. Lyubinsky stated that under the current conditions, all Russian missions in Austria intend to implement their own program of commemorations.