The majority of the top candidates in the National Council elections are in favor of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. “As soon as Moscow indicates that it is ready for serious talks, diplomacy can find space again,” said Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP).
According to him, the BRICS countries such as Brazil, India and China should be included in the process. Nehammer and NEOS boss Beate Meinl-Reisinger believe that only the Russian government has the power to end the war by withdrawing from Ukraine. “Any external pressure is inappropriate and would also be an incentive for other states with imperial claims to conquer territories through war,” Meinl-Reisinger said.
“The hope for a ceasefire is unfortunately extremely low, given Putin’s continued brutal attacks on civilian targets,” fears Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens). FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, Tobias Schweiger (KPÖ) and Madeleine Petrovic (LMP) believe that the conflicting parties must determine the conditions for peace. “Lasting peace can only be achieved at the negotiating table. In any case, a decision on the battlefield must be avoided,” said Kickl.
Austria as a negotiating location?
Petrovic proposes referendums in the Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, some of which are occupied by Russia, on membership, and the OSCE should monitor them. “In any case, security guarantees would be needed.”
Nehammer, Kickl, Babler (SPÖ) and Schweiger even advocate Austria as a location for negotiations. The APA news agency sent the questionnaire to the nationally competing parties on September 9. There was no response from the beer party.
Source: Krone
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