Russia justifies the victory of the Austrian Freedom Party in the elections with Austria's policy towards Ukraine

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Sakharova says Austrians also remember other times when they received “wonderful rewards” through cooperation with Russia.

At a press conference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Sakharova justified the Freedom Party's victory in the Austrian National Council elections as voters' reaction to support for Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia, which would also harm the Austrian economy. As on Russian state television on Tuesday, there was also talk of attacks on the Freedom Party of Austria and other right-wing parties in the European Union.

“The victory of the Freedom Party, which took first place in the elections for the first time, largely reflects voter fatigue with the policy of unconditional support for the Kiev regime implemented by the Austrian government within the framework of the European Union. “Discipline,” Zakharova answered a question from the RIA Novosti news agency. As another reason, she pointed to Austria-backed EU sanctions directed against Russia, which would also damage Austria's economy, as the “destructive dynamics of these sanctions wars” have destroyed trade relations with Russia.

“They don't understand why they have to do without it.”

The Austrians could also recall other times when they received “wonderful rewards” from working with Russia. “They don’t understand why they have to do without it,” the spokeswoman said. To do this, they show them pictures of the situation in Ukraine, but they forget to say who sparked all this and that the United States and Great Britain were behind it in the first place. However, this truth will now slowly penetrate.

Zakharova also responded to a question from the Kremlin-affiliated newspaper “Izvestia” about the attacks, reviews and trials against the “far-right” in Austria, the “Alternative for Germany” party and Marine Le Pen's party in France. She explained that this is due to the fact that the will of citizens in Western countries cannot be fully realized for a number of reasons. On the one hand, democratic institutions will not function, and political opponents will be eliminated in various ways so that they do not advance the “real interests” of citizens. In addition, the “extremely unbridled propaganda” in these countries does not allow us to look at the situation objectively. “This is another failure of the Western democratic system, which has turned into a liberal democratic dictatorship,” said the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, who was clearly prepared for the two questions about Austria and read some of her answers out of sight.

The first station of Russian state television reported on Tuesday, without providing any specific details, about a “real hunt” against the Freedom Party of Austria after the parliamentary elections. “Politicians reported persecution and even attempted attacks, and there were also widespread allegations against the party of collaboration with Russia,” the news broadcast said. (Abba)