鈥淚 don鈥檛 regret that I asked President Putin for a waltz鈥�
The former Foreign Minister of Austria says she has no regrets about inviting President Putin to her 2018 wedding
The former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has told the 91热爆 she has no regrets over inviting President Putin to her 2018 wedding saying, 鈥淚鈥檓 not now going to start this mea culpa story鈥�
鈥淚 had informed a number of political dignitaries about the wedding, among them members of the Austrian government. And I had also handed an invitation to President Putin鈥n his state visit to Vienna on the invitation of the Austrian President in June 2018. To my big surprise he accepted the invitation.鈥�
After pictures of her dancing with Vladimir Putin at her wedding were circulated, Ms Kneissl attracted heavy criticism, especially for an image of her curtseying to the Russian President.
Asked whether she thought the invitation was unwise, Ms Kneissl said: 鈥淣o - it was not unwise and I am not going to start now this mea culpa story... No I don鈥檛 regret that I asked President Putin for a waltz. He made a bow and in response to that I did what a lady does when she has danced with a gentleman, I made my reverence鈥�.
Ms Kneissl now lives in Lebanon after saying that she could no longer find work in Austria.
