On Monday, the head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas She referred to the upcoming Russian holiday.- We do not want the EU candidates to participate in celebrations on the occasion of the victory day in Moscow on May 9 she said.
He reacted to her words on Tuesday Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico.
“The warning and threat on the part of Mrs. Kallas are disregarding and I strongly oppose them” – he wrote on Platform X.
“I will go to Moscow on May 9. Is the warning to Mrs. Kallas is a form of blackmail or a signal that After returning from Moscow, I will be punished? I don't know. But I know that we have 2025, not 1939, “said the politician.
Robert Fico: In the EU you need to discuss democracy
According to Fico, the Kallas warning is confirming that in European Union You need a “discussion about the essence of democracy.” “About what happened in Romania and France in connection with the presidential elections, about 'Maidans' organized by the West in Georgia and Serbia, and how the abuse of criminal law was ignored against the opposition in Slovakia,” he mentioned.
Then Fico turned directly to Kallas. “I would like to inform you that I am a legitimate prime minister of Slovakia – a sovereign country. Nobody can dictate to me where I can or cannot travel,” he said.
Prime Minister Fico added that he would go to Moscow to “pay homage to thousands of Red Army soldiers who died by liberating Slovakia, as well as millions of other victims of Nazi terror.”
“Just as I paid tribute to the victims of landing in Normandy or those on Pacificor how I plan to honor RAF pilots. And let me remind you that I am one of the few in the EU who consistently talk about the need for peace in Ukraine and do not support the continuation of this senseless war, “he wrote.
Russia. Victory Day celebrations. Which leaders announce participation?
Kaja Kallas also said on Monday that the participation of representatives of EU member states in the celebrations “will not be treated lightly”.
Until now, their participation in the celebration of the Victory Day in Moscow has been announced, among others leader Chin Xi JinpingBelarusian dictator Alaxandr Lukashenkoand also Aleksandar Vuczić – President of Serbia, which is one of the nine EU candidates.
In addition to Serbia, the status of a candidate for community have: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Türkiye and Ukraine.