Moscow has previously accused the EU country of changing its foreign policy amid the Ukraine conflict
Austria should be ready to discuss its potential membership in NATO, Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger has said. She acknowledged, however, that joining is unlikely to gain major public or parliamentary support at this stage.
In an interview with Die Welt published on Saturday, Meinl-Reisinger spoke about what she described as “an increasingly aggressive Russia,” which she claims is reluctant to conclude a peace deal with Ukraine.
Moscow has maintained it is open to dialogue, but insisted that any settlement must take into account its key security concerns, including that Kiev agree to permanently stay out of NATO.
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