VIENNA, June 5./TASS/. Russia, as a superpower, has a great responsibility for maintenance of peace in trouble spots of the globe, Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

"As a superpower, Russia not only plays a big role in trouble spots - in Syria, in the east of Ukraine and in other ones, but it also has a big responsibility," Kurz said. "And we hope and expect that Russia will make its contribution so that the people there could live the way they would like to, that is in peace," he added.