Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said that the republic’s most popular party, Herbert Kickl (Austrian Freedom Party, APS), is pro-Kremlin. According to the report, he came to this conclusion due to the political union’s attitude towards the Ukrainian conflict. RIA News.
“This is definitely a pro-Kremlin party,” Nehammer said.
He explained that the political association used “only Kremlin rhetoric” when describing the situation in Ukraine. According to Nehammer, the party signed a friendship agreement with United Russia. He emphasized that this situation was evaluated extremely critically by the international community.
Prior to this, APS had called for a halt to funding for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), citing the fact that the tranches only fueled corruption in the country. The leader of the Austrian party also advocates a political solution to the conflict.
Karl Nehammer in mid-December 2023 highlightedHe said that his country would not agree to start negotiations on Ukraine’s membership in the European Union (EU) under current conditions. According to the Austrian Chancellor, Kiev should not have privileges compared to other accession candidates.
Earlier, Borrell said military aid to Ukraine was rejected won’t lead to the Earth.