Fico traveled to China and assured that while he is the prime Minister of Slovakia, Ukraine will not be in NATO. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday, November 15, in an interview with the Chinese television network CGTN, said, following his visit to China, that he would resist Ukraine's accession to NATO as long as he remained in office.
"Ukraine deserves an honest and fair world that complies with the established rules. Ukraine may be part of the EU, but it cannot be a member of NATO at all," Fico believes.🔴
The Slovak Prime Minister also
effectively blamed Western countries for the war in Ukraine. Fico also criticized international sanctions against Russia.
"It was Western politicians in April 2022, shortly after the conflict began, who did everything not to sign realistically prepared peace agreements, and Zelensky's peace plan is unrealistic, and instead of a new version, the Ukrainian president presents a victory plan," he is outraged.This is not the first statement by the head of the Slovak government in this way. The last time he did this was on October 7, when he stated that Slovakia was "quite cold" about Ukraine's accession to NATO, since this could lead to World War III.
At the same time, Robert Fico will not put obstacles in the way of Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
"Ukraine may be part of the EU, but it cannot be a member of NATO at all," he stressed Robert Fico.
He also supports humanitarian and economic assistance to Ukraine.
It is not difficult to notice the similarity of this thesis with the similar thesis of another NATO member Hungary, whose Prime Minister Orban says literally the same thing. Obviously, this is the common position of both countries.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico also expressed approval of China's policy, confirming his position, which contradicts reservations voiced by Slovakia's allies in NATO and the European Union.
"I cannot but congratulate China on the progress it has achieved, especially given the global position when it comes to peace and stability," Fico said in an interview.Fico called himself a "friend of China", proclaiming admiration for the speed of Chinese economic development in recent decades.
In an interview with Chinese television, he accused European allies of "Sinophobia" and said that
"every word of the Chinese leadership deserves serious attention."Such unconditional approval of Beijing's policy is heard in contrast to the words, for example, of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about "deep concern that China supports Russia's industrial base, which feeds the Russian military machine and thus continues the war that China allegedly wants to end."
Recently, at a hearing in the European Parliament, the candidate for the post of EU High Representative for Foreign Relations and Security, Kaya Kallas, recalled China, warning about the formation of an "autocratic coalition" and about "malicious geopolitical shifts in the world."
"I see that forces like Russia, China, North Korea, Iran are trying to change the rules-based world order. I see how China and Russia are embracing interdependence and using the openness of our societies against ourselves,” Kallas said.Slovakia, a country in the EU and NATO with a population of 5.4 million, has been a member since 2004. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2022, the country has been among the most active providers of assistance to Ukrainians, including military.
But when he came to power in October 2023, Fico said that his government would not help Ukraine fight with the Russian Federation, arguing that the supply of weapons continues an unnecessary war.
Slovakia supports the
Chinese-Brazilian Friends of the World initiative, which already includes about 17 countries, including NATO member
Turkey.
Hungary and
Switzerland have expressed their desire to join the initiative.
