Zelensky’s controversial accusation against Slovakia
The President of Ukraine accused the Prime Minister of Slovakia of wanting to help the President of Russia by continuing to import Russian gas.
According to RCO News Agency, for the first time since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fitzow, as a member of the European Union and NATO, traveled to Russia on Sunday and met with the President of this country, Vladimir Putin, in a rare move. . This trip was done on the eve of the completion of the gas contract between the two countries.
According to the report of the France 24 News channel, referring to this visit, the president of Ukraine said: “The leaders of the European Union observed that Fitzgerald, who traveled to Moscow, is against the reduction of energy dependence on Russia, and this shows that he wants to help Putin. Help make money, finance the war in Ukraine and weaken Europe.”
Zelensky also wrote on X social network: “We believe that such help to Putin is immoral.”
Russian natural gas continues to flow through Ukraine to some European countries, including Slovakia, under a five-year deal signed before the war that is set to expire at the end of this year. On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders at a meeting in Brussels that Kiev has no intention of extending the agreement; An issue that Fitso insisted would harm his country’s interests.
Fitsu has been one of the EU leaders who has been most critical of Western support for Kiev, and the Slovak government has cut off military aid to Kiev. He has also repeatedly asked the European Union to lift sanctions against Russia and stressed that the EU should resume dialogue with Moscow after the end of the conflict in Ukraine.
Regarding the person “Robert Fitsu” in X, the President of Ukraine wrote: “At the request of the European Commission, we are looking for solutions regarding possible compensation for Slovaks, specifically Slovaks for losses caused by Russian transit, as well as alternatives for the transit of any other gas, not Russian. We presented “Fitsu also did not ask for compensation for the Slovaks and does not want to cooperate with the European Commission.”
Almost 3 years have passed since the war in Ukraine and there is still no prospect of peace in this country. Meanwhile, some Western countries, especially the United States of America, insist on sending financial and military aid to Kiev instead of focusing on diplomatic solutions to resolve this conflict, and on the other hand, Russia has repeatedly pointed out that the continuation of such a process will only lead to this war. makes it longer.
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