Fitzo called Scholz to complain about Zielenski

On Friday, 17 January, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and complained about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, namely about his decision to stop the transit of Russian gas to Europe. This was revealed by Fitzo himself on social media.

The Slovak politician, who supports Putin and often uses anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, told Scholz that the position of the Ukrainian leader does not benefit Slovakia or Europe as a whole. At the same time, Fico said he hoped that Zelensky would change his mind; if not, he would "take measures in response".

The Slovak prime minister also informed Olaf Scholz about his desire to meet with Zielenski during the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, 21 January. However, he said, the Ukrainian president did not respond to his offer but invited him to Kiev. Fitzo did not tell Scholz why he did not want to go to Kiev, but criticised the Slovak opposition, whose representatives came to Kiev and held a meeting with the Ukrainian president. In his opinion, the politicians who went to Zelensky for the meeting "blindly stand on the Ukrainian side and put Ukrainian interests above Slovak interests".

At the same time, Fitzo threatened the citizens of his country that if the opposition wins the election, it will more actively support Ukraine and it will join NATO, which, according to Fitzo, will lead to the fact that Slovak soldiers will be sent to Ukraine.

We would like to point out that the Ukrainian president says that our country is ready for an open and mutually beneficial dialogue with Slovakia on all issues, including energy issues. Zelenskyy stresses that such a dialogue should strengthen Ukraine and Slovakia, not Moscow.

We shall remind you that Ukraine has stopped the transportation of Russian gas through its territory. The European Union noted that they were ready for this. However, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo threatened to stop providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine, supplying electricity and promised to stop aid to Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia. He also promised to use the EU veto right to block decisions on Ukraine. At the same time, he threatened Zelensky with a "big conflict".