"Oh my God, 55% of Austria’s gas continues to come from Russia,” Martin Selmayr lamented in Vienna. Paying for continued Russian supplies was tantamount to helping finance its war against Ukraine, and no one protested, he added.

  • Sigmatics@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Summoned for speaking the truth? Interesting democracy you have there, Austria

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      1 year ago

      Diplomats aren’t free to speak whatever they want. Even if he is speaking the truth, you can’t do that in his position. Very unprofessional.

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        1 year ago

        Nah, if it were me, even if I “knew better.” I would still break the rules and the social contract and speak out. Better to say what is being left unsaid than to have it weigh on the conscience. Even if doing so put me in deep shit, I would be proud I stuck to my principles.

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          1 year ago

          Sadly this is why people like you and I aren’t working in government. Too many cowards in there.

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          1 year ago

          You are aware that they have other channels for that? Contacts in the media who can print a story citing you “anonymously” etc.

          Speaking out yourself as a diplomat creates a diplomatic crisis and increases the rift between the body you’re representing and the hosting country.