After knowing a, and forced the aircraft landing using paper maps to orientit has increased concern in the contative. Although the Kremlin denied its involvement in the incident, all suspicions loom over Moscow.
Therefore, the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinhas left this Tuesday to flatly reject any accusation that suggests that your country has plans to launch an attack against any other European nation, in addition to Ukraine.
During a meeting in Beijing with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert I amone of the few leaders of the European Union who has maintained relations with the Kremlin since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has described such suspicions as “a complete nonsense that has absolutely no foundation”.
“It is a provocation or one complete incompetence“said the Russian leader, who has assured that European leaders are “specialists in horror movies” and accuses them of Try to continuously cause “the hysteria that Russia is supposed to attack Europe”.
However, he said, “Any person in their right mind knows perfectly that Russia has never had, he does not have and will never have the desire to attack anyone”. In addition, he has reiterated the Moscow position on the origin of the conflict in Ukrainestating that It was not the Russian invasion of 2022 that unleashed war, but an alleged “coup d’etat” in the neighboring country.
A margin to negotiate security guarantees for Ukraine, but not its entry into NATO
Regarding tensions related to NATO expansion, Putin has once again indicated that, Although he does not oppose that Ukraine is part of the European Union (EU), he considers “unacceptable” his integration into the Atlantic Alliance. According to the Russian president, “No country can guarantee its safety at the expense of other countries”one of Russia’s historical justifications for its military intervention in Ukraine.
Despite his firm position on this subject and the war conflict, Putin has expressed his willingness to find a “consensus” on the security guarantees that Ukraine has requestedremembering that this was one of the topics addressed in his recent.
In this sense Putin has mentioned that See the possibility of “collaborating” with the United States on several fronts, including the Zaporiyia nuclear plant managementwhich is under the control of Russian forces since 2022. “If circumstances occur, We could cooperate three bands at the Central“He said, suggesting possible cooperation between Russia, Ukraine and the US.
In his conversation with Fico, the Russian president has also taken advantage of praise the “independent” foreign policy of the Slovak leader. According to Putin, Fico’s position has had “Positive results” for Slovakia interestsespecially in the economic field.
Fico Dardo to the EU: “He is not able to react to movements in the world”
These Putin statements have occurred after Fico asked him to transmit his message to EU leaders before his next meeting with the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenskischeduled for this Friday. “Can I transmit your message to my colleagues (in the European Union)?”Fico asked the Russian president.
The Slovak Prime Minister has also shown Convinced that, after his encounter with Putin, EU leaders will contact him to know details About the conversation. “They will call me and ask me: What did Putin tell you? It would be good that we exchange views on this matter“He insisted.
Fico has also expressed has made clear his disagree with several of the policies adopted by Brussels in relation to the conflict in Ukraine And he has reaffirmed his Commitment to continue cooperating with Moscow. “The European Union is not able to react to movements in the world“he said, adding that His country will oppose the European Plan that seeks to reduce the dependence of Russian hydrocarbons before 2027.
As for his imminent meeting with Zelenski, he said that one of the central themes of the conversation will be the . “We react firmly to these attacks“The Slovak Prime Minister has declared.
On the other hand, he has aligned with Putin’s position on the adhesion of Ukraine to the EU and NATO. “As for admission to the EU, we are willing to cooperate with Ukraine”he commented, while he has opposed the inclusion in NATO: “I emphasize what I said from the beginning, Ukraine cannot be a NATO member“.
