Peace in Ukraine: Austria Offered Itself as a Negotiation Venue

The 27 heads of state and government of the European Union came together on Tuesday for an online summit meeting on the topic of the Ukraine war. It was a follow-up to the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) proposed Vienna as a possible location for negotiations with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Stocker proposed Vienna as a negotiation location

"Our capital has a long tradition as a place of dialogue and offers excellent conditions with the international organizations based here - especially the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, note) -," said a statement from the Federal Chancellery (BKA) on Tuesday. In response to an APA inquiry regarding an arrest warrant against Putin from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the BKA further stated: "The potential question of participation in possible peace negotiations by persons against whom an ICC arrest warrant exists must be clarified in advance in consultations with the court. Should the negotiations take place in Vienna, we will contact the ICC due to our headquarters agreements with international organizations in Vienna (...) to enable President Putin's participation."

According to the Federal Chancellery, the virtual summit focused primarily on the design of security guarantees, the return of Ukrainian children abducted to Russia, and the planned bi- and trilateral talks between the USA, Ukraine, and Russia.

(APA/Red)

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