30 minute phone call – Chancellor to Zelenskyj: “We are taking 100 war casualties”

A telephone conversation between Chancellor Nehammer and the president Tuesday afternoon in Kiev lasted more than 30 minutes. In it, Zelenskyy described to me the dramatic situation at the front in Donbass, where 100 Ukrainian soldiers are killed every day in battles with the Russians. He also complained that he did not have enough armored vehicles and battle tanks at his disposal,” said the head of the ÖVP after the talk about “Krone”.

Putin is also blackmailing the world with food prices
Another important point was and is food security. With help from Austria, 60,000 tons of grain, oilseeds and maize have been exported from the European granary so far via the so-called Green Corridors. By blocking ports, Moscow is using outrageous methods to push food prices up to record highs. A huge problem, especially for African countries, leading to feared famines.

Medical assistance to civilians in the Ukrainian war hell is also a priority for Nehammer. The project is coordinated by the government’s refugee coordinator, Michael Takacs. The International Red Cross is also on board. The chancellor explained the plan: “We have offered to treat 100 victims who were seriously injured in attacks at local AUVA hospitals.”

Children with bomb splinters come to us for treatment
Also children with amputated limbs or prostheses or bomb splinters in the body. The care should be both medical and therapeutic for the wounded soul. Whether wounded soldiers can subsequently be cared for in Austrian hospitals was not the subject of the appeal.

There could also be a chancellor’s initiative for a (further) prisoner exchange in the short term. The life sentence during the first “war trial” of a Russian soldier accused of shooting an unarmed Ukrainian civilian has stalled Russia-Ukraine negotiations to that effect.