Anger as Austria`s foreign minister invites Putin to her wedding
(The Guardian Austria)

Critics say Russian leader´s attendance undermines EU´s tough stance over UkraineVladimir Putin is to attend the wedding of Austria´s foreign minister, Karin Kneissl, triggering outrage among critics who say the invitation undermines the EU´s stance against Russia over Ukraine.The Russian president will drop by on Saturday afternoon to raise a glass to Kneissl and her groom, the businessman Wolfgang Meilinger, in a vineyard in Austria´s picturesque Styria region, before flying to Berlin for talks that evening with Angela Merkel.Wedding is a private thing. However it goes without saying: if you invite Vladimir Putin to your wedding, you are not neutral anymore. From now on, Austria can´t be a mediator in Ukraine. Period. @sebastiankurz @AustriaInUA Continue reading...