Ukraine, if you want to end the war, you have to be prepared to lose some of your territory
Dec 16, 2024
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According to the Ukrainian media Kyiv Independent, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini told Slovak public broadcaster STBR on the 15th (local time) that peace in Ukraine would require partial territorial loss and urged peace negotiations to begin immediately.
President Pellegrini said in an interview that "I think realism should be maintained when it comes to peace. No sensible person in Europe today would believe that peace can be achieved without partial territorial loss to Ukraine" he insisted.
His remarks draw attention as they come ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table for peace talks, in January.
Earlier in the day, President Pellegrini said Ukraine's accession to NATO `is not realistic in the context of war.'
The remarks are in line with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has strongly criticized opposition to military aid to Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia.
Prime Minister Pico, who is pro-Russian, also criticized the new leadership of the European Union (EU) for speaking in support of Ukraine on the 2nd (local time).
After taking office in September 2023, Pico suspended military aid to Ukraine from Slovak forces and completely reversed foreign policy. In May, he was shot by a man in his 70s in the Handlova region of Slovakia and recovered from emergency surgery. He recently announced that he had accepted Russia's invitation to attend the Victory Day event in Moscow in May next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
