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Karin Kneissl: Vienna’s ties to Moscow and the impact of Austrian neutrality

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The FBO Freedom Party Nominated Me to Be Foreign Minister

You were nominated to be Foreign Minister by the far right FBO Freedom Party in Austria. They signed a cooperation agreement with Putin's ruling party, United Russia. Did you oppose at that time after the invasion of parts of East Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea? Did you oppose the intensifying EU sanctions against Putin? What we did and what had been started prior to my nomination was an economic and civil society dialogue within the framework of the sanctions.

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