Austrian Foreign Minister called the preservation of ties with Russia inevitable

Dostoevsky and Tchaikovsky will remain part of Western culture, regardless of politics,considers the head of the Austrian Foreign MinistryAlexander SchallenbergAlexander SchallenbergAlexander SchallenbergAlexander SchallenbergAlexander Schallenberg

Russia will always be very important for Europe, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said in an interview with Reuters.

“To think that there will be no more Russia and that we can disagree on everything is to be mistaken. Dostoevsky and Tchaikovsky remain part of European culture, whether we like it or not. She will remain our biggest neighbor. It will remain the world's second largest nuclear power," Schallenberg said.

He noted that he sees no point in new packages of sanctions against Russia, since this is a "very crude weapon." “We already had several large sanctions packages. Give them time to earn,” he explained.

Commenting on the US investigation into the Austrian banking group Raiffeisen, whose daughter continues to work in Russia, Schallenberg noted that many foreign companies remain in the country despite the sanctions . "Let's be honest - 91% of Western companies still remain in Russia and do what is reasonable: wait ... There are quite a few American banks in Russia, including Bank of America," said the head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry.

In January, Schallenberg said the West needed to maintain a "sense of proportion" about sanctions against Russia and "not cross the line" - for example, in the form of a complete ban on issuing visas to Russians. Schallenberg called the military actions in Ukraine "madness", but stressed that, despite this, Western countries must maintain a dialogue with Russia, thinking about tomorrow.

Russia is not going to close the "window to Europe," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last June. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also spoke about the fact that there is no isolation of Russia.

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