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Vienna Town Hall. Austria. Archival photo VIENNA, May 3. The Austrian Foreign Ministry informed that on May 8 the participation of Russian diplomats in events in memory of the liberation of Austria from Nazism and the end of World War II was not planned, Russian Ambassador to Austria Dmitry Lyubinsky said. An official note from the Austrian Foreign Ministry was received with a notification that on May 8, the participation of an official representative of the Russian Federation in the events of the Federal Chancellor's office in memory of the liberation of Austria from National Socialism and the end of World War II in Europe is not envisaged,» Lyubinsky said, whose statement is given on the social networks of the embassy. According to him, at the same time, the Austrian Foreign Ministry assures the embassy that during the ceremony, tribute will be duly paid to the memory of «thousands» of fallen Soviet soldiers. deep-seated problem in bilateral relations. «Under the current conditions, the embassy and all Russian representations in Austria will continue the full-fledged implementation of their own program of memorial events,» the ambassador concluded.