Slovak High Minister Robert Fico on Saturday (20 January) stated neighbouring Ukraine used to be now not a sovereign country however used to be beneath absolutely the regulate of the USA.
The populist baby-kisser, who’s towards army help to the war-torn nation and opposes sanctions towards Russia, additionally reiterated his opposition to Ukraine’s bid to enroll in NATO.
“Ukraine isn’t an impartial and sovereign nation,” Fico instructed public broadcaster RTVS. “Ukraine is beneath the entire affect and regulate of the USA.”
Slovakia is a member of each NATO and the Eu Union.
Fico is because of meet his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal on Wednesday within the town of Uzhhorod, western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia.
“I can inform him that I’m towards the club of Ukraine in NATO and that I can veto it,” Fico stated.
“It will simply be a foundation for International Conflict 3, not anything else,” he added.
“I can verify that he’s going to now not obtain any guns so far as the Slovak military and state provides are involved,” he added.
Fico additionally accused Ukraine of being “probably the most corrupt countries on this planet”, including: “God handiest is aware of how a lot of the help this is despatched to you disappears someplace.”
He argued there used to be no army strategy to the present battle, which started just about two years in the past when Russia invaded. Ukraine, he stated, must surrender a few of its territory.
“There needs to be some more or less compromise, which shall be very painful for all sides,” he added. “And what are they looking forward to? That the Russians will depart…? It’s unrealistic.”
Slovakia is without doubt one of the maximum pro-Russian international locations within the Eu Union, in step with a Bratislava-based Globsec suppose tank file printed in 2023.
In spite of Fico’s grievance of Ukraine then again, it used to be handiest Viktor Orbán’s Hungary that vetoed the €50 billion of help that different Eu Union individuals had voted to present Kyiv closing December.
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