Austrian Parliamentarians Report on Visit to Ukraine

PeopleOther ♦ Published: December 12, 2022; 20:48 ♦ (Vindobona)

During a press conference representatives of the Bilateral Parliamentary Group Austria-Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine reported on their visit to war-torn Ukraine. Members of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), the Green Party and the NEOS took part in the trip.

Wolfgang Gerstl (ÖVP), Helmut Brandstätter (NEOS), Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic (GRÜNE) and Johann Kuhn. (From l. to r.) / Picture: © Parlamentsdirektion / Ulrike Wieser

The "enormous resilience" of the Ukrainian people and their focus on the future despite the adverse circumstances was very impressive for him, explained the chairman of the Bilateral Parliamentary Group Helmut Brandstätter (NEOS). Given this mood, probably no further major wave of refugees is to be expected shortly, Brandstätter said. The crucial issue, however, was the power and…