The journalists who had traveled with us were only allowed to join a small press conference very late. But hardly any questions could be asked because the Klitschko brothers used the remaining time for announcements. In the direction of Austria, in the direction of Europe, in the direction of Putin. They attacked the Russian President directly, as if inviting him to step into the ring with them. Vitali Klitschko: “Putin is a mentally ill man.”
Praise for “Courage from Nehammer”
At the same time, the mayor praised Chancellor Nehammer’s courage because he is one of those who dared to go to Kyiv. When asked about gas deliveries to Austria and Europe, he did not address his visitor directly, but expressed his displeasure with any business dealings with Moscow. “Because every money that goes to Russia has Ukrainian blood on it. Every cent, every euro goes to the Russian army. This funding provides the horrific images from Ukraine,” said Vitali.
They both spoke of “war and genocide” in Ukraine. Whereby Wladimir Klitschko went a step further: “You have to call it a spade, the people here didn’t just die. They were murdered, tortured, raped. This is the bitter truth that in 2022 in Ukraine people with their hands tied will be shot in the head.”
His postscript to Europe: “We pay with blood here. And if we fall, you will fall too.”