The Austrian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador to Vienna after the decision to recognize the "LNR" and "DNR", Report informs citing Russian media.
Chancellor Karl Nehammer said earlier that Russia "violates the Minsk agreements and complicates the search for a diplomatic solution" by this step.
"For this reason, the foreign minister will summon the Russian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry today," Nehammer said.
At the same time, he urged to remain in dialogue with Russia against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine.