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dalton99a

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Thu Aug 16, 2018, 09:54 AM Aug 2018

Putin to be surprise guest at Austria minister's wedding

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45199040

Putin to be surprise guest at Austria minister's wedding
15 August 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be a surprise guest at Saturday's wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, Moscow has confirmed.

Ms Kneissl, 53, will marry businessman Wolfgang Meilinger at vineyard in Austria's Styria state, reports say.

Ms Kneissl, an independent, was picked for the foreign minister job by Austria's far-right Freedom Party - a coalition partner in the current government.

The Freedom Party is believed to have links to Russia's governing United Russia party.
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Putin to be surprise guest at Austria minister's wedding (Original Post) dalton99a Aug 2018 OP
He's showing us who his puppets are. 2naSalit Aug 2018 #1
Today is Thursday. The wedding is Saturday. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #2
Maybe the surprise will be ... GeorgeGist Aug 2018 #3
Well now you told. Squinch Aug 2018 #4
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