“Fico called the opposition’s visit to Ukraine “a gesture of sycophancy” Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico called the visit of opposition deputies to Kyiv “a gesture of sycophancy”. He declared that he would not support Ukraine’s membership in NATO and threatened to promise further EU assistance to Kyiv.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Among other things, Fico accused the opposition deputies of preparing a coup d’état and stressed that the current government “will be ready for anything, especially for a possible Maidan”.
He also stated that Slovak opposition politicians “kissed Zelensky’s ring” and allegedly promised him support for Ukraine’s membership in NATO if he came to power.
According to him, the opposition promised that Slovakia would participate in sending a contingent of Western troops to Ukraine.
The government that I lead will never support Ukraine’s membership in NATO, because it will only lead to the third world war. The government will also never offer to send troops to Ukraine so that their weapons are directed against the Russian Federation,
Regarding the termination of the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, he threatened to respond, as well as to veto further EU aid for Kyiv.
“Robert Fico is the Prime Minister of Slovakia, not a Ukrainian servant,” he said.
We will remind
January 17 The President of Ukraine held a meeting with the leader of the opposition party “Progressive Slovakia” Michal Shimechka. The parties discussed energy security and support for Ukraine.
On January 13, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico invited President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to negotiations on ending the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. He proposed to meet for negotiations on the territory of Slovakia, near the border with Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to meet with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, but invited the Slovak Prime Minister to Kyiv on Friday.