2023-06-24 19:31:00
A spokesman for the head of government reported on Saturday evening. In addition to the chancellor and vice chancellor, the meeting will also include the defense minister, foreign minister and interior minister. A meeting of the National Security Council is planned for the coming days. The SPÖ had previously requested this.
The Nehammer office also said that the chancellor was receiving hourly situation updates from all available channels. This is how you get a constantly updated picture of the situation.
Nehammer and his EU counterparts had already expressed concern on the fringes of the “European Forum” in Göttweig: “Nuclear weapons must not get into the wrong hands,” said the Chancellor. He is in contact with EU colleagues, and the Western secret services are constantly analyzing the situation in Russia.
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Power struggle in Russia: Nehammer concerned about nuclear weapons
GODWEIG. The events in Russia also occupied the participants of the “Europe Forum” in Göttweig on Saturday.
Power struggle in Russia: Nehammer concerned about nuclear weapons
“Very chaotic situation in Russia”
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, also in Göttweig, said “that we in the EU must not allow ourselves to be distracted from supporting Ukraine.” It is a “very chaotic situation in Russia” that leads to instability and “clearly contradicts Moscow’s propaganda of the last few months.” You can already see “that the propaganda about the compactness and cohesion of the Russian regime is wrong,” emphasized Meloni. Immediately after returning to Rome later on Saturday, she scheduled a government meeting with the Italian secret services.
Nehammer emphasized the joint approach with Italy and other EU partners. “What is happening in the Russian Federation is always of the utmost strategic importance because Russia possesses biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.”
At the Europe Forum in Göttweig, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev also pointed out the need to quickly take measures to protect the EU member states because of the events in Russia. “If the security situation in Russia continues to deteriorate, what will happen to thousands of nuclear warheads and chemical weapons in Russia?” Radev expressed concern.
In his closing speech, which was briefly interrupted by a statement from a climate activist, Nehammer criticized Russia’s war against Ukraine. “A superpower with nuclear weapons has trampled on international law.”
The EU sanctions against Russia were necessary. “In Austria, not a single company or bank questioned our sanctions,” said Nehammer. Although Austria has been a neutral country since 1955, it “shows full solidarity with the world community” and also shows solidarity in the EU. It is also important “to name perpetrators and victims”. It is also necessary to counter “Russia’s war narratives”. “Lies are lies,” said Nehammer.
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