Slovak President Peter Pellegrini believes Ukraine may have to make territorial concessions to achieve peace and has called on Moscow and kyiv to start negotiations immediately. He has done so in, where he has stressed the need for a realistic approach to the situation.
“When it comes to peace, I think you have to be realistic. Today, probably no one in Europe, among reasonable people, believes that it will be possible to achieve peace without some territorial losses for Ukraine,” the president said. Slovak, according to the media.
Pellegrini has explained that his opinion is determined by daily reports coming from the front lines of the war in Ukraine, started by Russian President Vladimir Putin in February 2022. In addition, he has urged Ukraine and Russia to start peace talks. immediately.
The Slovak president, an ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, held the position of prime minister between 2018 and 2020. In 2023 he formed a coalition with the populist and eurosceptic party Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD), led by Fico. On April 7, 2024, he won the presidential election against the pro-Ukrainian former Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok with 53.12% of the votes.
Last November, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković stated that a peaceful solution to the large-scale war in Ukraine must include territorial integrity, and most EU countries oppose territorial concessions.
