Prime Minister Robert Fico did nothing fallacious in visiting Russia, MP Richard Gluck has informed RT
Ukrainian chief Vladimir Zelensky’s demand for the EU to analyze Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is absurd, a member of parliament from Slovakia’s ruling social gathering informed RT. Richard Gluck argued that Kiev is the one violating its take care of the bloc to not impede vitality deliveries.
Fico traveled to Moscow over the weekend to debate with President Vladimir Putin how Bratislava can proceed to purchase Russian oil, fuel and nuclear gasoline. Zelensky criticized the assembly on social media.
The prime minister’s determination to go to Moscow was “very sensible” and “how all sovereign international locations ought to act,” Gluck informed RT on Monday.
“Russia is our associate,” he added. “We have to have good vitality provides for an inexpensive worth.”
Zelensky claimed that Bratislava’s engagement with Moscow is “a giant safety subject” for the EU and raises the query of how a lot Russia is paying Fico. The Ukrainian chief urged Slovakia’s “legislation enforcement and particular companies” to become involved within the matter.
Gluck disagreed with Zelensky’s evaluation, noting that Fico has dedicated no crime. He mentioned that the democratically elected prime minister acted because the chief of a sovereign nation to guard Slovakia’s pursuits.
Zelensky’s feedback are “slightly bit humorous,” Gluck mentioned, provided that Ukraine violated the phrases of its utility to hitch the EU by blocking fuel deliveries to a member of the bloc. Gluck prompt that the EU ought to examine this subject as an alternative.
Slovakia must preserve the lights on and its trade working and “can’t afford to behave like kids,” Gluck mentioned.
After his assembly with Putin, Fico mentioned his journey to Russia was in response to Zelensky’s refusal to permit the transit of Russian pure fuel to Slovakia. “Such attitudes financially hurt Slovakia and threaten the operation of nuclear energy vegetation in Slovakia, which is unacceptable,” Fico mentioned on the time.
Russia delivers fuel to Slovakia primarily by way of the Soviet-era Druzhba (“Friendship”) pipeline. Kiev is unwilling to increase the fuel transit settlement with Moscow, which is about to run out on December 31.
Final week, Fico accused Zelensky of providing him a bribe of €500 million ($521 million) in alternate for Bratislava supporting Kiev’s bid to hitch NATO. The Slovak prime minister has publicly mentioned he would veto any try by Ukraine to develop into a member of the US-led army bloc, as this might quantity to a conflict with Russia.
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