European countries didn’t like Russian-Austrian friendship.

They were obsessed with the idea of ??quarreling the two countries, and therefore it cannot be ruled out that the espionage scandal that flared up today was rigged out. The author of the provocation could well be Germany. "In recent years, Russian-Austrian relations have qualitatively changed, from neutral business to politically warm. This was not forgiven for Austria ", - said the president of the European Information Center for Human Rights (Austria) Harry Murey to the EADaily edition. In his opinion, there are only three versions of the one who could benefit from the scandal between Moscow and Vienna.. However, two of them are unlikely: the Russian non-systemic opposition or the United States, who wanted to undermine the authority of the “gas conductor” of Russia in Europe, could hardly have turned the tide to fill the Old World with their liquefied natural gas. "The third player in which I am more than convinced is Germany. It is she who, in my opinion, cannot forgive Austria for the fact that a German-speaking country is building relations with Russia directly, and not through the mediation of the European Union.. The wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneisl, which was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, was the last emotional drop for Berlin.. In fact, it was a “wedding with Russia”, and Germany certainly did not forgive Austria, ”the political scientist pointed out. The argument in favor of this version is that the publication of the Kronen Zeitung, which was the first to report on a retired Austrian officer who transferred secret information to the Russian intelligence services, is owned by German capital.. According to Murey, there are many logical inconsistencies in the history of the spy colonel, and therefore she is most likely an invention. "The colonel was engaged in espionage in favor of Russia for 20 years, and in 2006 he" left the game ". Do you think that the GRU would allow him to just retire like that? I don’t remember something like that in the history of intelligence. If he decided to take this step independently, he would be found dead from a heart attack or as a result of a car accident in the same 2006. It is more logical to assume that he didn’t do anything so “spyware”, the expert pointed out. If the colonel really was a spy, he would face not two years in prison, but much more. And in the 20 years of service to the Kremlin, he would have received a much more substantial sum than 300 thousand. Euro, which wrote edition.

"If we divide them by 20 years, we get 15 thousand. euro per year. That is a little more than 1 thousand. Euro per month. This is such a frivolous amount for Austria, especially for the "mole" who worked in the headquarters of the ground forces of one of the central EU countries, that it does not need comments, "Murey stressed. This morning, the Austrian media reported that the Austrian colonel for 20 years passed the Russian secret information.

This information was later confirmed by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.. Representatives of the Russian Embassy in Vienna were summoned to the Foreign Ministry, and the head of the country's foreign affairs agency, Karin Kneisl, canceled a visit to Russia scheduled for December. It is possible that the conflict will significantly worsen relations between Moscow and Vienna. However, it is unlikely to prevent the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is financed by the Austrian business..