FPÖ-Uproar over Planed Zelenskyy Speech in the Austrian Parliament

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: March 26, 2023; 23:53 ♦ (Vindobona)

A virtual speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled for March 30 in the Austrian parliament. In the run-up to the event, the Austrian party with good relations with the Kremlin, the FPÖ, has voiced sharp criticism.

FPÖ chairman Hebret Kickl criticizes the planned Zelenskyy speech in the Austrian parliament and wants to prevent it like last year. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons/ Peter Binter/ CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

The virtual speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy planned for parliament has been sharply criticized by FPÖ chairman Herbert Kickl. He called it a "disruptive fire against our everlasting neutrality."

Already a year ago, a video call with Zelenskyy had been planned in parliament, but it had ultimately failed due to the resistance of the FPÖ. The FPÖ is widely…