Austrian Defense Minister Says Country Won’t Be Intimidated After Russia Threat

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Putin's man for the rough spits again big sounds, but Secretary of Defense Tanner rejects his threats

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In a column for the Russian state broadcaster RT, Dmitry Medvedev, vice-chief of the Russian Security Council, accuses the Austrian federal government of abandoning neutrality and seeking NATO membership. He announces "countermeasures" – and receives assistance from Karin Kneissl.

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Russia has threatened Austria: if they join NATO, they could become a target of Russian attacks - "The enthusiastic supporters of war hysteria must be slapped in the face," said Dmitry Medvedev.

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Russia's ex-President Medvedev threatens Austria with military force in the event of NATO accession. Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner is outraged.

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Dmitry Medvedev, former president of Russia and the Russian government, and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, has threatened our northern neighbor Austria with a still unknown…