Putin said Russia is ready to replace Austria in the Golan Heights

Russia is ready to replace peacekeepers from Austria in the Golan Heights at the request of the UN. This statement was made today by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Given the difficult situation that is developing today in the Golan Heights, we could replace the Austrian contingent leaving this region on the line of demarcation between the troops of Israel and the Syrian army. Of course, only if the regional powers are interested in this, if the UN Secretary General asks us about it, ” RIA Novosti quotes Putin .

Putin said that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asked him to increase Russia's participation in UN peacekeeping operations

On Thursday, it became known that Austria was withdrawing its peacekeeping contingent from the Golan Heights in the Middle East, explaining this decision by an “unacceptable” threat to the lives of its soldiers caught in the fighting zone between Syrian government forces and opposition groups.