| Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehammer shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiiu before visiting the site of the massacre of civilians by the Russian military in Bucha, on Aug. © AFP=News1 © News1 Reporter Dongmyeong Woo |
Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehammer announced on the 11th that he had a difficult conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is the first time the European Union (EU) heads have met with Putin since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to Reuters and CNN, Prime Minister Nehammer said in a statement after the meeting that “the conversation with Putin was a very direct, frank and difficult conversation.” “It was not a friendly visit.”
The meeting was held privately at the residence of President Novo-Ogaryovo Putin on the outskirts of Moscow. Austrian media reported that the talks lasted about 75 minutes.
“The most important message to Putin was that the war must end immediately,” Nehammer said.
He added that he hoped this summit would help end the war and improve the conditions for civilians in need.
However, Prime Minister Nehammer also expressed a negative stance, saying he could not get an optimistic impression at the meeting in Moscow. “A large-scale attack on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine is being prepared,” he said.
Prior to the meeting, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “At the summit, we will discuss the situation around Ukraine. there is.
On the other hand, opinions within Austria on the summit are divided.
First of all, Green Party spokeswoman Ernst Gizic tweeted: “It is unacceptable to visit President Putin. criticized
A political science professor at the University of Salzburg, Austria, also tweeted, “Austria has played a lot of ‘useful fools’ for Russia in the past.”
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a videoconference on aviation at the official residence of Novo Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on the 31st (local time). © AFP=News1 © News1 Reporter Dongmyeong Woo |
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