Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor of Austria, will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin today. He is ready to offer himself as a neutral intermediary between Moscow and Kiev.
On Sunday, the head of the Austrian government, in an interview with reporters, noted that he would like to promote dialogue between the two countries and discuss war crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine with the Russian president. The visit was coordinated with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The day before, Mr. Nehammer visited Kyiv and visited Bucha, where numerous bodies of dead civilians were found. The Austrian chancellor does not overestimate the role of Austria in ending the war, but would like to do everything possible for this. Even, Nehammer pointed out, if this visit is used for propaganda purposes.
Carl Nehammer becomes the first head of state EUwho will visit Putin in the Russian capital after the start of the war. According to the Kurier edition, there is already criticism from Ukraine about the upcoming visit. The Bild newspaper cites a Ukrainian diplomat who was very skeptical about Nehammer’s mission, quotes DW: “How self-confident the Austrian chancellor is that he seriously believes that the trip now makes any sense after Putin has shown what a brutal war criminal he is.”
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