Russian Ambassador Dimitrij Ljubinskij was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Monday evening for the fourth time in a few weeks over “reports of the horrific war crimes” in Ukraine. “Austria condemns these acts as war crimes in the strongest possible terms,” the foreign ministry said on Tuesday after Ljubinsky’s talks with Secretary-General Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal. The ambassador then wrote on Facebook about a “criminal staging of the Ukrainian mercenaries in Bucha”.
In light of the reports of “atrocities against innocent civilians from Bucha, Irpin and other Ukrainian cities, he was told that all these incidents should be fully investigated and those responsible held accountable”. The diplomat was informed of Austria’s expectation that Russia would fully cooperate with the Vienna-based UN International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine and also support the recommendations of the OSCE Expert Mission as part of the Moscow Mechanism to to fully clarify these incidents.
In addition, Ljubinsky was “repeatedly and emphatically conveyed Austria’s demand for an immediate end to the military aggression and horror by the Russian Federation.” The ambassador was also informed “that the continued violence will result in further huge, painful consequences for the EU and its partners”. Finally, it was made clear that “misinformation will not stop the investigation of alleged war crimes against civilians and the prosecution of those responsible”.
Ambassador continues to deny war crimes
Ljubinsky confirmed on Tuesday morning that he had been called to the Foreign Ministry for the fourth time in recent weeks and received by Secretary General Launsky-Tieffenthal on Monday evening. “I have categorically denied all baseless allegations against the armed forces and especially against the Russian authorities,” he wrote on Facebook. At the same time, the Russian diplomat complained about “gross forgeries and video montages of various subjects”, which were also circulated in the Austrian mass media. In particular, he referred to what he considered to be a “criminal staging of the Ukrainian mercenaries in Bucha outside Kiev”.
Source: Krone
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