Austria ready to become platform for negotiations and recalls Putin's "peaceful" statements

Ulyana Krychkovska — Thursday, 5 September 2024, 18:18

Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria. Stock photo: Getty Images

Austria is ready to host negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, which "must take place without preconditions and at eye level".

Source: Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria on Twitter (X), reports European Pravda

Details: Negammer wrote that the country "takes note of the Russian president’s statements regarding his openness for peace talks with Ukraine" and is ready to "serve as a venue for negotiations".

Quote from Karl Nehammer: "Any negotiations must take place without preconditions and at eye level. Austria will be ready to support a just and lasting peace based on international law and to serve as a venue for negotiations as the seat of the OSCE."

We take note of the Russian president’s statements regarding his openness for peace talks with Ukraine. Any negotiations must take place without preconditions and at eye level. Austria will be ready to support a just and lasting peace based on international law and to serve as…
— Karl Nehammer (@karlnehammer) September 5, 2024

Background:

Karl Nehammer had called for de-escalation and negotiations amid a fire incident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
German Ambassador to Russia Alexander Graf Lambsdorff said in August that Russia is not ready for peace talks with Ukraine.

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