From a political standpoint… tense Austria is part of the EU, the EU considers the the happenings around Crimea by the Russians as a hostile act. Many politicians believe that the Russians play their part in the conflict with the Ukraine. read more
The German-Austrian-Russian alliance ended because of conflicts of interest between Austria-Hungary and Russia in the Balkans. The lasting result was bitter enmity between Austria-Hungary on one side and Serbia and Russia on the other. read more
Russia was the first country to support USA after 9/11 and so on. Putin even proposed to let Russia join NATO in 2010. In return Russia is getting US interceptor missiles deployed near its borders and neighboring countries going through series of 'colored revolutions' under anti-Russian flags. read more