The Russian minister was outraged by the behavior of Austrian politicians against the background of the case of the latter-day special agent.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promised that he would tell Vienna through the Austrian ambassador how to use the language of diplomacy. Unsubstantiatingly accusing Moscow of espionage, the European state is following the path of the Western powers, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. In this regard, the Russian side protested to the Ambassador of Austria to Russia, Joseph Einger. The statement on the Foreign Ministry website says that Vienna, instead of a civilized dialogue, uses the principle of "sensational injection of information in the media and public demand from us for an explanation". “We do not accept such an approach,” concluded Russian diplomats, stressing that the relationship between the Russian Federation and Austria had once been “distinguished by positive dynamics”.

Today the ambassador of the European state was called to the carpet in the Russian ministry. According to RIA "Novosti", Einger greeted the press in Russian and withdrew from the Foreign Ministry building at lightning speed, not satisfying the curiosity of journalists.. Recall the spy scandal unleashed Austria. Chancellor of the country Sebastian Kurtz announced the arrest of the ex-colonel, who for more than 20 years "drained" important information of the Russian Federation.