Austria's far-right walks out of Zelensky speech

More than 20 far-right Austrian MPs walked retired of parliament during a code by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The politicians from the Freedom Party (FPO) argued Mr Zelensky's code violated Austria's neutrality.

They warned up of the code they would clasp immoderate signifier of protestation against the address.

Austria has antecedently said it cannot assistance Ukraine's defence militarily, but does enactment Kyiv politically.

In a video address, Mr Zelensky thanked Austria for its humanitarian assistance and assistance clearing onshore mines. He was speaking connected the 400th time of Russian invasion.

He besides invited MPs to question to Ukraine for themselves and spot the demolition caused.

The president of Austria's little location of parliament, Wolfgang Sobotka, pledged much fiscal and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and said the state deserved Austria's solidarity.

But arsenic Mr Zelensky spoke, a radical of politicians walked retired and near placards connected their table with the enactment logo that work "space for neutrality" and "space for peace".

There are 30 FPO politicians successful Austria's little enclosure and they were the lone enactment to reason Mr Zelensky's address.

Of the 5 parties successful Austria's parliament, they clasp the 3rd largest fig of seats successful the little house. They person antecedently been portion of Austria's government.

Austria's "permanent neutrality" has been portion of its constitution since 1955.

The instrumentality states "Austria volition ne'er successful the aboriginal accede to immoderate subject alliances nor licence the constitution of subject bases of overseas states connected her territory".