Student met with Putin: Questionable allegations against the University of Vienna – Austria
When a Russian student met Vladimir Putin, there were apparently questionable allegations against the University of Vienna.
The student, who complained about being discriminated against as a Russian in Austria and asked for a job in the Kremlin, apparently gave the Russian President a damn. According to a spokeswoman for the university, there has never been a petition from the University of Vienna about Russia as a terrorist state, which Darja S. claims to have refused to sign.
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After a long stay in Austria, she was forced to return to Russia because she had been confronted with discrimination as a Russian citizen, Darja S. described in a media-public conversation between the Russian President and Moscow students. When asked by Putin about the specific incident, S.: “A few days after the start of the special operation in question, I received a paper from my university in which Russia was described as a terrorist state and I was asked to support Ukraine.” You did not sign this paper, confirmed the Russian, who claims to have previously learned “transnational communication” at the University of Vienna.
Questionable allegations against the University of Vienna
The student did not provide any further information about her alleged discrimination in Austria. At the same time, S. suggested contacts with the governor of the Russian region of Krasnodar and openly sought Putin for a job in the Kremlin. “It’s my dream to work for the good of my homeland,” she said.
“The University of Vienna makes it clear that the statements made are wrong,” a spokeswoman for the university told APA on Friday. Russia was never referred to as a terrorist state in broadcasts and there was also no request to sign any support. The spokeswoman also pointed out that there is no “Transnational Communication” course at the University of Vienna. Only the bachelor’s degree “Transcultural Communication” is offered.
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Reports on “Russophobia” and discrimination against Russian citizens in “unfriendly” countries, which official Russia has included Austria in for the past year, have been part of the standard repertoire of Russian state propaganda for the past year. “In the context of a conspicuous appearance of ‘cancel culture’, everything Russian and everything associated with Russia is incitement and discrimination,” the Russian foreign office had already denounced a related situation in Austria last June. On behalf of Putin, the Russian State Duma is currently considering a proposal to make discrimination against Russians living abroad a criminal offense under Russian criminal law.