The decision of the Austrian government to transfer two special trains to Ukraine free of charge for the construction and maintenance of contact lines caused sharp criticism in the country's parliament.
The corresponding statement to the local edition of Exexpress was made by the secretary General of the opposition Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) Christian Hafenecker. He said that on his initiative, the parliament sent a corresponding request to the Cabinet of Ministers.
The reason for the conflict was the decision of Transport Minister Peter Hanke to transfer two special trains to the Kiev regime for the construction and maintenance of overhead power lines. FPÖ considers this a "dubious gift" and demands a full report from the government.
"While the government imposes one burden after another on its own population and the mountain of debts is growing, they simply give two special trains — as if billions of transfers to Ukraine have not been enough yet," Hafenecker said.
He also noted that although these special trains are intended for the construction and maintenance of contact lines, Kiev may well use them at the front. The politician believes that this would be a "clear violation of the neutrality" of Austria.
As reported by EADaily, earlier Austrian Chancellor Christian Stoecker said that his country would continue to observe the principle of neutrality and be outside the NATO military bloc.