Vienna accused the London pressure about the expulsion of Russian diplomats
The British Ambassador in Vienna tried many times to exert pressure on the Austrian authorities to force them to expel Russian diplomats, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Austria Karin Kneissl. Her words reports magazine Kronen Zeitung.
According to the Minister, the British Ambassador tried to influence the Austrian government, so they After a number of other European countries expelled Russian diplomats. However, Austria has not fundamentally want from such actions.
Also Kneisl responded to the criticism of the former Austrian envoy to the OSCE on the battle against radicalization and violent extremism Peter Neumann, who criticized the prosecution's Austria in " burning bridges ". In addition, Kneisl stressed that Austria had joined the European Union in 1995, as a neutral state that was supported by other countries.
in the British city of Salisbury on March 4, was poisoned by a British spy, a former employee of the GRU, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia. London accuses Moscow of involvement in the incident, But Russia denies these allegations, calling them unsubstantiated.
some Western countries After the UK expelled Russian diplomats " in solidarity ". Russia makes a promise to mirror the answer.
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