1、 NO.70(1987),22 APRIL 2022 PISM BULLETIN Flexible Neutrality:Austria on the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine ukasz Ogrodnik Reaction to the War.Nehammer condemned Russias aggression and highlighted it as a violation of international law.Austria emphasises that a neutral state that mediates interst
2、ate disputes is acting legally.Nehammer classified the killings of civilians revealed in April in and around Bucha as a war crime and called for punishment.He visited this town and Kyiv on 9 April as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine,following visits by other representatives of EU states and inst
3、itutions,starting with trip by the prime ministers of Czechia,Poland,and Slovenia.In turn,in the meeting with Vladimir Putin at his residence in Novo-Ogariiv near Moscow two days later,Nehammer showed determination to conduct dialogue even at the expense of EU unity.Austrian support for Ukraine so f
4、ar has focused on humanitarian aid.At the beginning of February,during a visit to Ukraine by representatives of the Slavkov Triangle countries,Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced the transfer of 2.5 million to local Ukrainian aid organisations.An additional 10 million for Ukra