“We exchanged assessments of the security situation,” Kuleba wrote on his Twitter account.

The parties also talked about the active efforts of the EU and the entire international coalition to protect Ukraine and "deter Russia from further aggression."

The ministers agreed to maintain close coordination.

In our call, my Austrian counterpart @a_schallenberg and I exchanged assessments of the security situation.

Discussed active efforts by the EU and the wider international coalition to protect Ukraine and deter Russia from further aggression.

Agreed to keep in close coordination.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) February 12, 2022

Earlier, Kuleba said that a large number of visits by Western diplomats and foreign delegations to Kiev is a “deterrent factor” for Russia.

Political scientist Andrei Suzdaltsev commented in an interview with RT on Kuleba's statement that a large number of visits by Western diplomats and foreign delegations to Kiev is a "deterrence factor" for Russia.