Meinl-Reisinger defends himself against FPÖ criticism: neutrality not endangered!

Von WOM

Austria is in the middle of a political excitement after Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger from Neos has confirmed her support for Ukraine. In the current debate, she defends the appearance in Kiev and emphasizes Austria's role as a reliable partner in the difficult situation. The FPÖ, on the other hand, criticizes this step as a "incredible misstep" and sees the neutrality of the country endangered, whereby it describes the appearance as a "completely more frequent, absurd understanding of neutrality", as the platform Exxpress.at reported.

Ukraine war in the focus

The situation in Ukraine is catered with: Today, that President Vladimir Selenski alerting information about a possible new Has shared the offensive Russia. The Ukrainian President expressed that Ukraine was ready for peace, but the ball was now with Russia. In order to support Ukraine, Meinl-Reisinger also promised two million euros for the aid program "Grain from Ukraine", which supplies African countries with Ukrainian grain. This shows the efforts of Austria to provide humanitarian and bilateral help.

Meinl-Reisinger rejected the sharp criticism of the FPÖ and explained that it contributes to the certainty of Austria to support Ukraine. She emphasized that neutrality alone did not protect and spoke of hybrid attacks. The Foreign Minister demanded that peace not only want to be desired, but also actively secured what she sees as centrally for the Austrian interests. With these franked clear words, Meinl-Reisinger represents Austria's position in the current geopolitical situation and emphasizes the importance of international cooperation. Her reaction to Donald Trump's statements, who strives for talks with Putin, suggests that she will watch the development of international relationships carefully.

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