Austria in Favour of Maintaining Sanctions against Russia

Diplomacy ♦ Published: December 12, 2019; 08:30 ♦ (Vindobona)

The sanctions against Russia will be extended for a further six months. Although positive developments have been identified, they were not enough to lift the sanctions.

The sanctions had already cost Austria a billion euros and counter sanctions would hit the Austrian economy hard, the FPÖ argued. / Picture: © Vindobona.org

This is in Austria's interest, Bierlein said in unison with Schallenberg.

Although Schallenberg identified positive developments, they were not enough to lift the sanctions.

The FPÖ, on the other hand, took a different view and submitted a request for comments with the aim of lifting the sanctions.

The sanctions had already cost Austria a billion euros and…