"He inspired us": the EU could be grateful to Putin - the Foreign Minister of Austria (video)

The head of the Ministry of Interesting Affairs of Austria Alexander Shalllenberg said this at the Time to Decide Europe Summit 2023 conference on May 16. "On February 24 last year, when the war returned to Europe, it was thrown into a bucket of ice, thrown into our face. And this bucket of ice pulled us out of our dreams of post -national and post -historical Europe," the minister said.

Shallenberg noted that many people still dream of returning to usual comfort and stability, but according to the diplomat it is impossible. According to the minister, "the old order seems to die. " The head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry also positively appreciated the ability of European democracies to adapt to changes in the world, but emphasized that "one unity is not enough.

" "As the high representative of Josep Borrel, we have more than once emphasized, we have to learn the language of power, whether we like it or not," Schallenaberg says. According to the minister, for some things, Europeans may be grateful to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has decided to start a full -scale war in Ukraine. "Yes, his harsh attack on Ukraine shocked us. Yes, he snatched us, as I said, from our dreams and dropped back into history.

But at the same time, he inspired us, forced to look at the world in a new way, without pink glasses But the issuance of the desired for the real, " - summed up the Foreign Minister of Austria. We will remind that on April 11, a representative of the Conservative Party of Austria Karolini Edtstadler stated that her country will be guided by international and criminal law on the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.