Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico continues to make headlines along with his seemingly uncompromising stance on Ukraine, saying many forbidden truths, together with essentially the most taboo one: Kiev should cede territory for peace. In all probability quite a bit.
Fico stated the one solution to finish Russia’s battle in opposition to Ukraine is for Kyiv to acknowledge the territorial losses it withstood, one thing Politico calls ‘quit a few of its territory to the invaders’.
The Slovak chief additionally restated his opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine.
Politico reported:
“’There needs to be some sort of compromise’, Fico advised Slovak public broadcaster RTVS on Saturday, in response to media studies. ‘What do they count on, that the Russians will depart Crimea, Donbas and Luhansk? That’s unrealistic’.”
Fico took energy in December, after his leftist-populist Smer celebration gained September’s election.
He promised to cease sending weapons to Ukraine, block Kyiv’s potential NATO membership, and to oppose sanctions on Russia.
The Slovak PM’s interview comes forward of a gathering between the Slovak chief and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, deliberate for Wednesday.
“‘I’ll inform him that I’m in opposition to the membership of Ukraine in NATO and that I’ll veto it’, Fico stated, referring to Shmyhal. ‘It will merely be a foundation for World Battle III, nothing else.
‘Ukraine isn’t an unbiased and sovereign nation’, Fico continued, however ‘below the whole affect and management of america’.
‘I’ll affirm that he is not going to obtain any weapons’ from the Slovak authorities, Fico stated, accusing Ukraine of being ‘one of the crucial corrupt nations on this planet’.”
On this similar vein, Slovakia’s Tradition Ministry additionally introduced it’ll resume cooperation with Russia and Belarus following its suspension in March 2022 after the beginning of the battle in Ukraine.
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