Premier Slovakia Robert Fico he said on Sunday in a television interview that The West wants war in Ukraine and supports her in order to “bring the Russians to their knees.”
– There is an armed conflict going on in a country neighboring Slovakia, in which people are actually killing people Slavs and where Europa significantly supports this killing,” Fico said. However, he stated that the conflict cannot be resolved militarily. The head of the Slovak government stated that he hears about compromises more and more often solutions from Ukraine and Russia regarding the end of the war.
– It's a game with words NATO. The result could be that Ukraine will be part of NATOwill receive some security guarantees, and at the same time the Russian Federation will have influence in certain territories – said the Prime Minister of Slovakia.
Slovakia. Prime Minister Fico on Ukraine's membership in NATO
Prime Minister Fico also commented on membership Ukraine in NATO. According to him, this is a “blocked road” for several years and said that he is not a supporter of membership Ukraine in the North Atlantic Alliance.
In a conversation with a Slovak television journalist, he recalled that NATO membership must be ratified by all countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.
– As long as I am prime minister Slovak Republic, I will direct the MPs over whom I have political control as party chairman so that they will never agree to membership Ukraine in NATO – he assured.
The position of the Prime Minister of Slovakia on Ukraine
Fico emphasized that he does not hide his position even from politicians United Statesnor from Ukraine. He announced that he would repeat it on Monday the prime minister Denys Szmyhal during a joint meeting of the governments of Slovakia and Ukraine nearby Użhorodu na Zakarpaciu. Fico once again stated that he supports Ukraine's membership in the EU.
International experts are increasingly considering a scenario in which Ukraine joins NATO according to the West German model from 1955.
This means that only that part of the country that is actually admitted to the Alliance controlled by Kyiv. Such opinions were recently brought by the Financial Times, which wrote that: Western diplomats and Ukrainian officials conclude that significant security guarantees could form the basis of a negotiated agreement. “FT” notes that the West German model for Ukraine has been discussed in foreign policy circles since over 18 months.