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Schallenberg: Austria's neutral status to stay

18 May

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Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg asserted on Wednesday that his country would preserve its neutral status, as Sweden and Finland officially applied to become NATO members earlier today.

"The situation for us looks a little different," Schallenberg told German radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk, adding that Germany would continue "helping Ukraine on a large scale, but not with war ammunition."

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