Fitzo confirms Slovakia's readiness to host Ukraine talks
Slovakia is ready to host peace talks on Ukraine, the republic's prime minister, Robert Fitzo, said on 27 December.
"If someone wants to organize peace talks [on Ukraine] in Slovakia, we will be ready and hospitable," he wrote on Facebook (owned by Meta, an organization recognized as extremist in Russia).
The politician also noted that major players in the European Union do not object to the fact that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (his term of office expired on May 20) decided to stop the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory, even taking into account the multi-billion dollar damage to Slovakia and the whole of Europe.
In Fitzo's opinion, what matters most to these individuals is the continuation of the conflict for the sake of the unrealistic goal of weakening Russia.
The day before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that during his visit to Moscow, Fitzo proposed to make Slovakia a negotiating platform for Ukraine. The Russian side is not against such a scenario, the head of state said. Putin noted that Russia seeks to finalize the conflict in Ukraine, not to freeze it.
Earlier, on December 22, Putin and Fitzo held talks in the Kremlin. The Ukrainian conflict was one of the topics of the meeting. Fitzo called his visit to Russia a reaction to Zelensky's statement about the termination of gas transit through Ukraine.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.
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