Austrian media the day before issued a real information bomb - Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to Germany, where he is scheduled to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on August 18, visit the wedding ceremony of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kniejl and businessman Wolfgang Mailinger. About this news on Thursday reported the influential newspaper Kronen Zeitung with reference to local political circles. In connection with the arrival of such a high guest (the publication refers to him only as "Tsar"), the Austrian security forces, including the special unit "Cobra", are put on full alert. According to the newspaper, "Cobra" has already conducted a number of detailed interviews with the 53-year-old bride and 65-year-old fiance on the topic of security. It is noted that the wedding will be held this Saturday in the winery in the south of the federal state of Styria. An unnamed expert in the field of security told the publication that all forces will be used to ensure order. "Of course, these are snipers in vineyards and an escort from the Graz-Tulerhof airport," the interlocutor said.. "Will the" Tsar "from Moscow actually fly as a private guest, will be resolved in the near future," the authors of the article noted.. Today, comments on the upcoming triumph in the Alps and the participation in it of the head of the Russian state were given in Moscow. It turns out that Putin was invited to the wedding of Knyazl during his last visit to Vienna in June. This was told by presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. According to him, the leader of the Russian Federation "accepted with pleasure" the invitation. "This is a private event, there is no protocol", - quotes RIA "News" Peskov. He stressed that the Kremlin pool of journalists was not invited to the celebration, but promised that the public will be told what Putin gave to the newlyweds. Probably, now this is the most discussed in the media story. Knaisl is a non-partisan member of the coalition government of the Austrian People's Party and right-wing Austrian Freedom Party, which was included on the proposal of the latter. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she heads only eight months, coming to replace the leader of the ANP Sebastian Kurtz, who, in turn, became Chancellor of the country.

By the way, at the wedding, except for Putin, the same Kurtz as well as his deputy Heinz-Christian Strasse and several members of the Austrian government are expected.

Recall, Vienna was the only key country in the European Union, which did not expel Russian diplomats against the background of the "case of the Violins". Kneisl herself stated that "in difficult times it is necessary to maintain a dialogue". Well, and a little slash about the place of the wedding celebration. Styria is the historical homeland of the famous Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, or rather the community of Tal near Graz. Here in one of the gyms he started a career as a bodybuilder.