Neutral status is formed in the Constitution, but the country cooperates with NATO as part of the Partnership for the Peace Program.
Austria’s authorities are open to discuss the possibility of leaving the country’s neutral status and entering NATO due to a threat from Russia. This is said by the Austria Beata Minl-Risinger Minister of Foreign Affairs in a publication interview Die welt.
“Against the background of increasingly uncertainty in the field of global security and more and more aggressive Russia, Austria can only protect investments in capabilities and partnerships,” the minister said.
According to the Minl-Risinger, at present, Parliament and Society had no majority in support of entry into NATO, but it was “open to the public discussion of the future of Austria’s security and defense policy.”
Austria announced ongoing neutrality in 1955. Status was formed in the Constitution, but the country cooperated with NATO as part of the “Partnership for the Peace” program.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly accused Austria of “violation of neutrality.” The final time – July 24, when Russian Foreign Ministry press secretary Maria Zakharova, announced the western weapons to Ukraine through Austria territory.
The increase, led by the Liberal Party of the NEOS, has been entering the new coalition power since March. He visited Kyiv in March. In an interview, the minister noted that Russia was suffering a major war losses against Ukraine.
“At some point, in Russia there will be an accumulation of coffins. Add a catastrophic economic situation to it. Putin is especially difficult to continue the war. He knows that there is not enough time, so he is conducting a fight against such cruelty,” he added.
Earlier it was reported that Austria to 2032 would increase defense costs to 2% of GDP and contribute to European security.
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