The far-right ball in Austria reacted

As the balloon held at the historic Hofburg Palace coincided with the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the first group of mostly Ukrainian protesters gathered in front of the parliament building and reacted against the far-right party, by which they accused of being pro-Russian.

The protesters, who unfurled banners reading “Murderous Russia” next to Ukrainian flags, argued that the far-right party deliberately coincided with the anniversary of the war.

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THE LEADER OF NEOS SPOKE

Austrian deputies also took part in the demonstration against Russia and the far-right party. Helmut Brandstätter of the New Austria Party (NEOS) also gave a speech here, comparing far-right FPÖ Chairman Herbert Kickl’s speech at today’s Ukraine special session in the National Assembly with Nazi leader Hitler.

Brandstätter stated that he visited Ukraine twice after the war began and saw “Russia’s aggressive attitude” up close, noting that 4 parties with seats in the Austrian National Assembly showed an anti-Moscow attitude, but the FPÖ was extremely right was out of this focus. .

GATHERED THE FAR RIGHT IN EUROPE

The second protest against the ball, where far-right and racist formations from Europe, especially from Austria and Germany, came together, was organized by left-wing groups.

The protesters gathered in front of the Votiv Church, one of the symbols of Vienna, and in their speeches it was stated that racist groups that want to revive Nazi ideology should not be allowed to organize events in the Hofburg, one of the most important. country places.

Police, who closed major city streets to traffic due to the protests, did not allow protesters into and around the Hofburg, where the balloon was made. (AA)