Russian missile attack on Kiev/Telegram
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Pizzo, said that Ukraine "is not a sovereign country" but is under the "total control" of the United States.
The populist leader, who opposes military aid to the war-torn country and opposes sanctions against Russia, also reiterated his opposition to Ukraine's request to join NATO.
"Ukraine is not an independent and sovereign country," Pico told the public broadcasting network RTVS. "Ukraine is under the total influence and control of the United States Slovakia is a member of both NATO and the European Union.
Pizzo, who returned to power after his party won elections last October, is expected to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmigel on Wednesday in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod, on the border with Slovakia.
"I will tell him that I am against Ukraine's membership in NATO and that I will veto it," he said. "It will only be a basis for World War III, and nothing else," he added. "I will make it clear that he will not receive any weapons from the Slovak army and official supplies." Slovakia's previous government was a major arms supplier to Ukraine.
He also accused Ukraine of being "one of the most corrupt countries in the world," adding: "God only knows how much of the aid we send you has disappeared somewhere."
hold pro-Russian positions.
Pizzo next to Orban at a press conference in Budapest, last week/Reuters
He claimed that there is no military solution to the current conflict, which began almost two years ago with the invasion of Russia.
According to him, Ukraine will be forced to give up part of its territory.
"There must be some kind of compromise, which will be very painful for both sides," he added.
"And why are they waiting? For the Russians to leave? It's not realistic."
Slovakia is one of the most pro-Russian countries in the European Union, according to a report by the Bratislava-based research institute Globsec published in 2023. However, despite Pizzo's criticism of Ukraine, only Viktor Orban's Hungary vetoed €50 billion in aid, which other EU members approved to grant to Kyiv last month.
In light of Pizzo's policy, two of Ukraine's western neighbors hold pro-Russian positions.
For Kiev, this is more bad news in light of the deep dispute in the United States over the continued transfer of aid to it, while its weapons are running out as the third year of the war begins.
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