VIENNA (AP) — The arrest in recent days of a former Austrian intelligence officer on serious allegations of spying for Russia suggests that Austria needs to boost its security to thwart Russian infiltration, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Monday. The allegations against Egisto Ott, who worked for a now-defunct intelligence agency and whose arrest was […]
GRAZ, Austria – The halls of Vienna’s Hofburg, the former imperial palace central to the Austrian government, have been home to proud talk of “perpetual neutrality” ever since the Alpine republic’s founding from the ashes of World War II. Chancellors, presidents and ministers alike will speak of the obligation to serve as a global mediator […]
VIENNA (AP) — Austria said on Wednesday it has ordered two diplomats from Russia’s Embassy in Vienna to leave the country. An Austrian official said the expulsions were related to spying activities. The Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement that the two Russian diplomats had “engaged in acts incompatible with their diplomatic status” and […]
Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall, has won a contract to supply the Skyranger air defence system to Austria. The company said that the contract is worth a figure in the mid-three-digit million-euro range, and plans to start delivery in 2026. Rheinmetall is acting as a subcontractor of GDELS, a vehicle maker tasked with upgrading Austria’s […]
Austria’s Economic and Corruption Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating former National Bank Chairman Kyrylo Shevchenko, who fled to Austria from Ukraine in September 2022, Austrian newspaper Der Standard reported on Feb. 6. The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Shevchenko in December 2022, after he resigned from the National […]
An Austrian court has rejected a request by the Ukrainian authorities to extradite former National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko, stated by Austrian outlet Der Standard on Feb. 6. Shevchenko claimed that he is under political persecution by the Office of the President and sought political asylum in Austria. Read also: Ukraine’s anti-graft […]
Austria condemns Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine and brutal attacks on civilian infrastructure, causing the Austrian Foreign Ministry to summon the Russian ambassador 10 times. Source: Ukrinform, citing a statement by the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria on Russia’s large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on 2 January. Quote: “Austria has repeatedly […]
Sightseeing visits have been barred at Germany’s landmark cathedral in Cologne and Christmas Eve worshippers face security checks to get into midnight Mass as police responded to indications of a potential attack. However, a top security official urged people not to shy away from holiday celebrations out of fear. Churchgoers attended multiple services at the […]
Austria is said to have been planning not to agree to the decision to open EU accession negotiations with Ukraine, but these plans are unlikely to be implemented at the EU leaders’ summit. Source: a European Pravda article on the eve of the EU summit Details: Austria is known to have some favourites among the […]
Austria supported the EU’s 12th sanction package against Russia after Ukraine suspended the inclusion of the Raiffeisen Bank in the war sponsors list, Reuters reported on Dec. 16, citing an EU diplomat. Media reports emerged ahead of the Dec. 14-15 European Council summit that Vienna is delaying the newest package in an effort to remove […]
Austria has agreed to lift its blocking of the 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia after Ukraine removed its bank Raiffeisen from the list of international sponsors of the war. Source: European Pravda with reference to reporter Rikard Jozwiak and Reuters Details: The first to report the unblocking of the sanctions package was Radio […]