Go to the media bankMOSCOW, Sep 5 Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet at the EEF yet with ex-Foreign Minister of Austria Karin Kneissl, but such a conversation is not ruled out, press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti. Kneissl served as head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry from 2017 to 2019. On Monday, she arrived at the WEF, which takes place on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island in Vladivostok. she told why she moved to Lebanon, and not to Russia. «There is no president in the program yet. But if necessary, such a conversation can take place,» Peskov said. Previously, Kneisl told RIA Novosti that she had left Austria due to constant threats against her. Now she lives in Lebanon. Peskov noted that the Kremlin has a negative attitude towards the persecution of Kneissl, they consider what happened to be an indicator of an unhealthy society. Putin and Kneisl are personally acquainted, moreover, in August 2018, the president attended her wedding with financier Wolfgang Meilinger. The Russian leader presented the couple with a painting with rural motifs, an old oil extractor and a Tula samovar, made a toast in German and danced with the bride. 08:00Dancing with Putin has become a threat to Europe
