“Moscow supplies important reductions to Fico, however Slovakia will pay for them. Such reductions aren’t unfastened—bills to Russia are made via sovereignty or murky schemes.”
Zelenskyy mentioned that main points of this financing have been printed all the way through the Ecu leaders’ assembly in Brussels on Thursday Dec. 19.
“Leaders noticed that Mr. Fico does no longer need to take part within the not unusual Ecu paintings on power independence or search substitute for Russian gasoline, however moderately needs to lend a hand Russia in pushing American gasoline and effort sources of different companions clear of Europe, implying that he needs to lend a hand Putin become profitable to fund the warfare and weaken Europe,” mentioned Zelenskyy.
After the assembly, Fico mentioned Putin “showed Russia’s readiness to proceed supplying gasoline to Slovakia,” even though that can in the end rely on Kyiv’s determination.
Masses of other people amassed in entrance of Slovakia’s executive place of job in Bratislava on Monday afternoon to protest Fico’s travel to Moscow.
“Thru Fico, Putin is strengthening Russia’s waning affect, propaganda and hybrid warfare towards Slovakia and its true allies,” the organizer of the protest, referred to as “Sufficient of Russia,” informed Czech media Novinky.