He spoke unequivocally about the crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer called meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, April 11, tough and unfriendly, and its main goal was to convey to the Russian leader that the war must end now, writes Kronen Zeitung.
“The most important message to The Russian president said that “this war must end,” the chancellor's office said after a 75-minute tete-a-tete meeting.
According to the publication, Nehammer himself described the meeting as “very difficult”, “very open”, “very direct” – “without a friendly visit”, and added that it was a “duty”.
The meeting also unequivocally stated the war crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine and the need for their international investigation.
“Nehammer made it clear that sanctions against Russia will continue and intensify until people die in Ukraine,” he said. Austrian edition.
The Putin administration has said the Russian side has no plans to make statements to the press following talks with the Austrian chancellor. The meeting was held without official handshakes or joint photos.
Over the weekend, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer paid a visit to Kyiv and visited the bombed-out Bucha, where racist occupiers committed mass killings, atrocities and looting.
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