Slovak PM accuses opposition of sycophancy in direction of Zelenskyy

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised the latest go to of Slovak MPs to Kyiv, calling it a "gesture of sycophancy".

Supply: Slovak information outlet Pravda, citing Fico in an tackle, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Within the tackle, Fico accused opposition MPs of getting ready a coup d'état. The Slovak prime minister confused that the present authorities "might be prepared for something, particularly for a attainable Maidan" [referring to the 2014 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine].

Fico claimed that the Slovak MPs who visited Kyiv on 17 January had "kissed Zelenskyy's ring" and promised assist for Ukraine's NATO membership in the event that they gained energy.

He additionally asserted that they’d promised Slovakia would take part sending a contingent of Western troops to Ukraine.

"The federal government I lead won’t ever assist Ukraine's membership in NATO, as it can solely result in World Warfare III. We will even by no means suggest sending troops to Ukraine to make use of their weapons in opposition to Russia," he stated.

He confused that he plans to "reply" to the cessation of Russian fuel transit by Ukraine and threatened to veto any additional EU assist to Kyiv.

"Robert Fico is a Slovak prime minister, not a Ukrainian servant," he added.

On the similar time, Fico defended his fellow social gathering member, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Tibor Gašpar, who has acknowledged the potential of Slovakia's withdrawal from the EU.

"I completely agree with him that Slovakia ought to put together for all attainable crises that the EU might face in a really quick time period," he concluded.

Background:

• Gašpar, along with the chief of the nationalist Slovak Nationwide Occasion, Andrej Danko, lately made a several-day journey to Russia.
• Subsequently, it was reported {that a} delegation of Slovak opposition politicians had arrived in Kyiv to assist pleasant relations with Ukraine amidst the continuing tensions between Kyiv and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
• On the identical day, Zelenskyy held a gathering with Michal Šimečka, chief of the biggest Slovak opposition social gathering, Progressive Slovakia.

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