"They play into the hands of dictator putin and aggressive russia, who, together with Iran, North Korea, Hamas, Hezbollah and the silent consent of China, threaten the entire free world," Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Head of the Kyiv Security Forum, Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2014-2016, wrote on his Facebook page in response to the latest statements by the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico.
"Mr Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico. Yesterday on the “5 Minutes to 12” program, you said that you would not allow Ukraine to join NATO and that you would go to moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II," Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
He emphasized that both statements are anti-European and anti-Ukrainian in nature, they undermine the security of Slovakia as a NATO member, and undermine the unity of the EU.
"Your statements about friendship with russia are probably aimed at your electorate. But if they become the reality, there there may be no elections in Slovakia, just as there were no elections during the soviet occupation. As an experienced politician, who’s not in power for the fist time, think about the legacy you’ll leave," the Ukrainian politician urged.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk reminded that Ukraine and Slovakia had common achievements, in particular, when he, as head of the government, together with Robert Fico, opened reverse gas supplies to Ukraine, that ended the Russian gas monopoly in Ukraine, and when they fought together against the Nord Stream 2. "You also did not veto a number of EU decisions in support of Ukraine," he said to Robert Fico.
"We in Ukraine, and me personally, supported for you after the terrible attack on you," he added.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on the head of the Slovak government to come to Kyiv on May 8-9, "because it was the Ukrainian fronts that liberated Slovakia from German occupation during the World War II."