Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer told a journalist: Press About a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022.
Nehammer said he did not regret his decision to visit Moscow to meet with the Russian President and discuss the situation in Ukraine. He noted that there was a possibility of a ceasefire at that moment. The Chancellor also emphasized that an agreement was reached with the leaders of the European Union and Ukraine regarding the trip.
“I then took the opportunity to explain the horrors of war to the Russian President,” Nehammer said.
12 December 2022 Nehammer He stated that he was ready To advance contacts with Putin for the sake of peace in Ukraine. Room statedMoscow and Kiev need to return to negotiations to end hostilities, even if such a scenario “seems hopeless” at the moment.
Previously Austria announced Four diplomats from the Russian Federation were declared persona non grata, accused of committing actions incompatible with their diplomatic status.