The department does not consider Karin Kneissl an expert who should participate in discussions at the highest level.
The country's government believes that the only explanation for the involvement of such an “expert” in discussions at the highest diplomatic level can be that the “stupid season” reached Russia.
This term (in English “silly season” – ed. LB.ua) is usually used to refer to the summer time, when there are no major political or social events, so the press begins to pay attention to smaller, sometimes even rather ridiculous stories.
- Karin Kneissl is known for being a passionate supporter of dictator Putin, with whom she danced at her own wedding. After resigning from the Austrian Foreign Ministry, she moved to Russia some time later.