Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said that she receives a salary in rubles in Russia. She mentioned this in an interview with she. TASSanswers a question about the dollar and euro exchange rate.
“I follow this, but at the (St. Petersburg State) University I get a salary in rubles. This worries me less because I no longer have anything to do with the European Union,” said the former Austrian foreign minister.
The former head of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously been the head of the Geopolitical Observatory Key Issues for Russia (GORKI) center created at St Petersburg University. The center’s introduction was held in St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Formerly Kneisl statedThat he enjoys living in the Russian countryside and that the locals accept him well.
Before reportedKneisl settled in the village of Petrushovo in the Kasimovsky district of the Ryazan region.
August 18, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the wedding Kneisl, with whom she danced, then the Austrian minister bowed to the Russian leader. Western media took it as a sign of surrender.
Formerly Kneisl statedthat he was considered a Russian oligarch at home.