“We continue to call for sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry,” said the official, who requested anonymity. Slovak Prime Minister Robert “Fico is one of the people blocking these sanctions… and one of the main blockers blocking Ukraine’s bid to join NATO.”
Fico, who has defended closer ties with Moscow alongside Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, said on Thursday that Zelenskyy had provided him with “500 million euros in Russian assets” to support Kiev’s application. criticized. Join a military alliance. “Of course I said ‘absolutely not’,” the populist prime minister replied.
Ukrainian officials responded to the claims, saying Zelenskyy’s comments were taken out of context and were encouraging Slovakia, like other EU countries, to look for alternative gas sources.
“At that time, Zelenskyy offered him an agreement with his partners and said that we would compensate for Fico’s losses and in return he would help our national security and support us and NATO. He said ‘no’,” Ukraine said. the official said.
According to Ukrainian officials, Slovakia’s prime minister has rejected offers to ship gas outside of Russia because imports are clearly a national security priority.
“As you can see, this is not about the security of Fico at all,” the official said.
