EU Member's Prime Minister Seeks to Participate in Moscow Victory Day Parade
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has expressed that he is “deadly serious” about engaging in discussions with the Russian president. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed his intent to visit Moscow next year, describing it as his “personal duty” during an interview with Russian television.
Fico indicated he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “without hesitation” and suggested that the West would soon “reassess” its military support for Ukraine.
In his interview with the Rossiya-1 TV network, Fico mentioned that he would be “very pleased” to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow next May, marking “the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and, above all, the victory over Nazism.”
Discussing a potential meeting with Putin, Fico shared with interviewer Olga Skabeyeva that he “even met him when he was prime minister, before he became president.” He emphasized he was “deadly serious” about having a face-to-face conversation with Putin.
Elected as Slovakia's prime minister for the third time last year, Fico quickly suspended the country's military aid to Ukraine. Alongside Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, he has consistently advocated for a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and recently criticized the EU’s endorsement of a €35 billion loan to Ukraine, which is supported by revenues from frozen Russian assets in Brussels.
Fico also vowed to veto Ukraine’s NATO membership, claiming that this could lead to a third world war.
While acknowledging the ongoing flow of Western weapons into Ukraine, Fico shared with Skabeyeva his belief that “common sense will soon prevail, and we will begin to reassess the military conflict in Ukraine.”
He stated, “I support any plans with the word ‘peace’ in them – peace plans,” asserting that “it is far better to negotiate for two years than to allow soldiers to kill each other for two years.”
The Kremlin asserts its openness to any peace plan that requires Ukraine to commit to military neutrality and withdraw its forces from Russian-held territories, including Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye. However, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky maintains that his ten-point ‘peace formula’ is the sole viable resolution to the conflict.
According to Zelensky’s plan—dismissed by Moscow as “delusional”—Russia would return to Ukraine’s 1991 borders, pay reparations, and hand over officials for war crimes tribunals.
Zelensky has also proposed a ‘victory plan’, suggesting that his forces could defeat Russia if provided with NATO membership, long-range missiles, and Western troops on the ground.
Fico remarked on Zelensky’s proposal, stating, “If someone wanted to escalate tensions, that is exactly what he would say.”
Navid Kalantari contributed to this report for TROIB News
Fico indicated he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “without hesitation” and suggested that the West would soon “reassess” its military support for Ukraine.
In his interview with the Rossiya-1 TV network, Fico mentioned that he would be “very pleased” to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow next May, marking “the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and, above all, the victory over Nazism.”
Discussing a potential meeting with Putin, Fico shared with interviewer Olga Skabeyeva that he “even met him when he was prime minister, before he became president.” He emphasized he was “deadly serious” about having a face-to-face conversation with Putin.
Elected as Slovakia's prime minister for the third time last year, Fico quickly suspended the country's military aid to Ukraine. Alongside Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, he has consistently advocated for a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and recently criticized the EU’s endorsement of a €35 billion loan to Ukraine, which is supported by revenues from frozen Russian assets in Brussels.
Fico also vowed to veto Ukraine’s NATO membership, claiming that this could lead to a third world war.
While acknowledging the ongoing flow of Western weapons into Ukraine, Fico shared with Skabeyeva his belief that “common sense will soon prevail, and we will begin to reassess the military conflict in Ukraine.”
He stated, “I support any plans with the word ‘peace’ in them – peace plans,” asserting that “it is far better to negotiate for two years than to allow soldiers to kill each other for two years.”
The Kremlin asserts its openness to any peace plan that requires Ukraine to commit to military neutrality and withdraw its forces from Russian-held territories, including Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye. However, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky maintains that his ten-point ‘peace formula’ is the sole viable resolution to the conflict.
According to Zelensky’s plan—dismissed by Moscow as “delusional”—Russia would return to Ukraine’s 1991 borders, pay reparations, and hand over officials for war crimes tribunals.
Zelensky has also proposed a ‘victory plan’, suggesting that his forces could defeat Russia if provided with NATO membership, long-range missiles, and Western troops on the ground.
Fico remarked on Zelensky’s proposal, stating, “If someone wanted to escalate tensions, that is exactly what he would say.”
Navid Kalantari contributed to this report for TROIB News
