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Will retain neutral status: Austria after Sweden-Finland NATO bid
short by Athira Sasidharan / on Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said Austria would retain its neutral status even as Sweden and Finland overhauled decades-long foreign policy stances to apply for NATO membership amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Schallenberg added that Austria, which obtains 80% of its natural gas from Russia, would continue to provide humanitarian support to Ukraine rather than lethal weapons.
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