Thursday, March 30, 2023

A Quarter Of Austria's Parliament Walks Out During Zelensky Address

 

BBC: Austria's far-right walks out of Zelensky speech 

More than 20 far-right Austrian MPs walked out of parliament during a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 

The politicians from the Freedom Party (FPO) argued Mr Zelensky's speech violated Austria's neutrality. 

They warned ahead of the speech they would hold some form of protest against the address. 

Austria has previously said it cannot help Ukraine's defence militarily, but does support Kyiv politically. 

In a video address, Mr Zelensky thanked Austria for its humanitarian assistance and help clearing land mines. 

He was speaking on the 400th day of Russian invasion. He also invited MPs to travel to Ukraine for themselves and see the destruction caused.  

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Update #1: Austria's far-right walks out on Zelenskiy speech (Reuters)  

Update #2: Austria’s far-right lawmakers walk out of Zelenskyy speech (Al Jazeera)  

WNU Editor: Austria's Freedom Party sees their position on Ukraine as a winning issue .... Austria far-right eyes comeback under new hardline leader (France 24).

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Zelensky is everywhere, and I don't understand it. I don't like him. He is a dirty-looking man who doesn't even bother to put on clean clothes.

Anonymous said...

Scapegoats must be made to look like Noriega before they can be ushered down the path of Noriega.

Anonymous said...

Alexander Beyer hard at work

Anonymous said...

It's such a con

Anonymous said...

a-ha