The Ukrainian Embassy in Slovakia has expressed outrage {that a} delegation of Slovak MPs intends to go to Russia, which has been waging a full-scale conflict in opposition to Ukraine for nearly three years.
Supply: a press release by the embassy, quoted by European Pravda
Particulars: The Ukrainian diplomats expressed shock that for the reason that 2023 parliamentary elections, Slovak officers have "not as soon as condemned the brutal crimes of the Russian Federation formally, frankly and publicly".
In reality, the embassy added, they’ve grow to be conscious that Andrej Danko, the Deputy Speaker of the Slovak Parliament, plans to guide a delegation on an official go to to Moscow.
Quote from the embassy: "The embassy and the Ukrainian aspect strongly protest these intentions and as soon as once more name for there to be no contact with the legal regime in Moscow, as such steps contribute to the legitimisation of Russian aggression in opposition to Ukraine."
Particulars: The diplomats referred to as on Slovak parliamentarians to desert their "makes an attempt to appease and interact with the aggressor to serve their very own political and mercantile pursuits".
Quote: "Historical past proves that it’s at all times the individuals who pay for the historic errors of politicians. And the Slovak nation isn’t any exception, as within the first half of the twentieth century it grew to become a hostage to the shortsightedness and unscrupulousness of its leaders, which led to well-known tragic penalties."
Background:
- A gaggle of far-right Slovak MPs, led by the deputy speaker and chief of the nationalist SNS celebration Andrej Danko, will reportedly journey to Russia on 10 January.
- The journey follows a controversial go to to Moscow by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who met with Russian chief Vladimir Putin.
Support UP or grow to be our patron!