Is that this one more bluff by Russia within the negotiations, nonetheless at a standstill, to place an finish to the war in Ukraine ? Going through the Slovak Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin on Saturday confirmed himself open to a gathering with Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Russian president obtained Robert Fico on the Kremlin, the one European chief who got here to attend the Could 9 commemorations in Moscow.
Fico remoted at EU breast
“Your constant stance in favor of preserving historic fact instructions respect,” stated Vladimir Poutine in the beginning of their assembly, additionally praising “the sovereign overseas coverage” of the Slovak authorities. Russia, he continued, will do “all the pieces doable to satisfy the power wants” of Bratislava.
Automotive Robert Fico, isolated within the European Union because of his pro-Russian positionsintends to proceed to produce itself with Russian oil. On this regard, Slovakia introduced on the finish of April that it was as soon as once more receiving Russian oil after kyiv repaired a piece of the Druzhba oil pipeline passing via Ukraine, which had been broken by a Russian strike in January. “I oppose the creation of any new iron curtain between Europe, the European Union and the Russian Federation,” Robert Fico stated from Russia.
Zelensky prepared to satisfy Putin
The Slovak chief above all claimed to have transmitted a message from the Ukrainian president to Vladimir Putin, recorded on the aircraft taking him again to Bratislava. “Monday in Armenia, throughout our face-to-face assembly, (Volodymyr Zelensky) advised me that he was prepared to satisfy Vladimir Putin in any format,” stated Robert Fico, including that the Kremlin grasp’s response was “clear”: “If the Ukrainian president is inquisitive about a gathering, he should contact his Russian counterpart by phone. »
Like former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Robert Fico criticizes the EU’s help for Ukraine for the reason that begin of Moscow’s offensive, in addition to Brussels’ coverage of isolating Russia.
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And this doesn’t please its European companions. For this journey on the event of the Could 9 celebrations, Robert Fico thus attracted criticism from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz who stated on Saturday that he “deeply regretted” his presence in Moscow. A number of European nations additionally refused to permit the Slovak Prime Minister’s aircraft to fly over their airspace.
