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Austria Must Ban NATO Arms Transit to Ukraine via Its Territory, Former Vice-Chancellor Says
Austria Must Ban NATO Arms Transit to Ukraine via Its Territory, Former Vice-Chancellor Says
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VIENNA (Sputnik) - Austria should not tolerate the transit of NATO weapons to Ukraine through its territory, former Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache... 15.12.2022, Sputnik International
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He cited Austria's incumbent government as insisting that any NATO military vehicles passing through the country's territory are going to the alliance's eastern flank, not the combat zone in Ukraine. If, however, it is confirmed that NATO weapons passing through the neutral Austria ended up going to Ukraine, ""it would be a blatant violation of the Austrian constitution and neutrality," Strache said. Since Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24, Western countries have been providing Kiev with humanitarian, military and financial aid. Moscow has denounced the flow of weapons to Ukraine from its Western allies, saying it adds fuel to the fire. Moscow has repeatedly warned the West against further involvement in the conflict, while the EU, the US and NATO have maintained that they are not party to the hostilities despite training Ukrainian soldiers, sending their instructors and hardware to Ukraine, and providing intelligence.
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Austria Must Ban NATO Arms Transit to Ukraine via Its Territory, Former Vice-Chancellor Says
10:54 GMT 15.12.2022 (Updated: 17:15 GMT 12.04.2023) VIENNA (Sputnik) - Austria should not tolerate the transit of NATO weapons to Ukraine through its territory, former Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said on Thursday.
"We should not have agreed to either EU sanctions or NATO arms shipments through Austria," Strache told RIA Novosti.
He cited Austria's incumbent government as insisting that any NATO military vehicles passing through the country's territory are going to the alliance's eastern flank, not the combat zone in Ukraine.
If, however, it is confirmed that
NATO weapons passing through the neutral Austria ended up going to Ukraine, ""it would be a blatant violation of the Austrian constitution and neutrality," Strache said.
Since Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24, Western countries have been providing Kiev with humanitarian, military and financial aid. Moscow has denounced the flow of weapons to Ukraine from its Western allies, saying it adds fuel to the fire.
Moscow has repeatedly warned the West against further
involvement in the conflict, while the EU, the US and NATO have maintained that they are not party to the hostilities despite
training Ukrainian soldiers, sending their instructors and hardware to Ukraine, and providing intelligence.
