Source: CCTV News Client
On March 5, local time, demonstrations broke out in Vienna, the capital of Austria, opposing the delivery of weapons from NATO countries to Ukraine, calling for peace, and demanding that Austria maintain neutrality, which is the demand of this demonstration.
On the afternoon of the 5th, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the landmark building of the Austrian Parliament and the Presidential Palace in Vienna, the Hofburg. They held signs against NATO, against the EU arms delivery, etc., and shouted slogans demanding that Austria remain neutral.
Brigitte Fink, citizen of Vienna: Austria is a neutral country, we want to remain neutral, we do not want to get involved in war, but as members of the European Union, we are forced to support the decisions of the European Union. If the EU decides to supply weapons, we have to do so, but we do not believe that supplying weapons will bring peace.
Yang Chun, reporter of the main station: For Austria, which has a deep foundation of neutrality, opposing NATO and opposing Austria's intervention in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has a certain foundation among the Austrian people. Recently, we have been on frequent business trips to Austria, and we have seen protests like this several times.
Viennese citizen Brigitte Fink: We have had enough of the escalation of confrontation, and I must ask, how much of the United States is to blame for the war? All wars are caused by the United States, and wars mean more arms business for the United States.