Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, who danced with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding, has moved to Russia and settled in the village of Petrushovo, Ryazan Oblast.

Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, who danced with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding, has moved to Russia and settled in the village of Petrushovo, Ryazan Oblast.

  • tal@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Former Austrian Foreign Minister…

    …and also deputy head and briefly head of OSCE, the organization that was responsible for, among other things, monitoring the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the period between the invasion of Crimea and the larger invasion.

    who danced with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding

    Where she was given 50k euro earrings by him, which after a spat with Austria over the matter, she eventually gave back.

    As well as being appointed to the board of Rosneft, a state-controlled Russian energy company, which she eventually resigned from, again under pressure.