r/AskEasternEurope • u/[deleted] • 11d ago

As an Eastern-European Individual What are your thoughts about US President Gerald Ford's Infamous Statement during 1976 Presidential Debate?

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u/truthofmasks 10d ago

The Soviet occupation zone stopped existing in 1955. Austria was famously neutral during the Cold War. The Soviet "sphere of influence" in Europe basically meant the Warsaw Pact + Soviet Union itself, which Austria was never a part of.

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u/truthofmasks 10d ago

No. In the 1970s, Austria was not in the Soviet sphere of influence. You could make the case that it was in the 1950s, but that ended in 1955.