EU Nation BETRAYS Zelensky? Slovakia’s Fico Slams Door on Zelensky’s NATO Dreams, Sides With Putin

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has delivered a major blow to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s NATO ambitions. In a fiery statement, Fico rejected Ukraine’s push for NATO membership, calling it a dangerous escalation, and signaled closer alignment with Russia’s position.    #PutinFicoMeet #PutinUkraineNATO #RobertFico #Zelensky #UkraineWar #NATOMembership #EUPolitics #Putin #RussiaUkraineWar #NATOSummit #UkraineConflict #Geopolitics #UkraineRussia #SlovakiaPolitics #EuropeanUnion #UkraineNews  ~HT.410~PR.152~GR.124~ED.420~

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00:00Ukraine's membership in the EU, we have never objected this.

00:06As for NATO, it's a different matter.

00:09But here, we are speaking about ensuring security of the Russian Federation,

00:15not only today, not only in the midterm, but also in the long term.

00:19Our position in this regard is well known.

00:22We believe it to be unacceptable.

00:24As for the Ukraine's membership in the European Union, we have to make one important decision

00:33because on the one hand, we say that every country has a right to determine their own future.

00:40But on the other hand, we emphasize that Ukraine must satisfy all the requirements related to joining the European Union.

00:51Ukraine's membership in the EU, we have never objected this.

00:58As for NATO, it's a different matter.

01:01But here, we are speaking about ensuring security of the Russian Federation,

01:07not only today, not only in the midterm, but also in the long term.

01:10Our position in this regard is well known.

01:14We believe it to be unacceptable.

01:19Of course, it's up to Ukraine.

01:21How do they want to ensure their security?

01:24But this security, as it's stipulated in foundational documents,

01:29security documents that concern Eurasian security,

01:33one country's security cannot be insured at the expense of someone else.

01:37In this particular case, at the expense of the Russian Federation.

01:41So there are some options for ensuring Ukraine's security.

01:45And we have also discussed this in Anchorage.

01:47And I believe we can find a compromise in this regard.

01:53As for the Ukraine's membership in the European Union,

01:57we have to make one important decision.

02:01Because on the one hand, we say that every country has a right to determine their own future.

02:08But on the other hand, we emphasize that Ukraine must satisfy all the requirements

02:14related to joining the European Union.

02:19And I believe it is going to be a very serious topic that I'm going to raise

02:25when I meet with President Zelensky on Friday.

02:28On the one hand, we support Ukraine in this regard.

02:31On the other hand,

02:34and I would like to emphasize this,

02:37and I have been saying this from the beginning,

02:39that Ukraine cannot be a NATO member.

02:42This is my final decision.

02:44But as for the EU membership,

02:48we are open for cooperation with Ukraine.

02:50Once again, if you agree with this,

02:54Mr. President,

02:55we can find a date to hold a joint commission session.

03:04And I understand that we are in the Schengen area.

03:08So for the Russian citizens,

03:10it might be a little bit difficult to travel.

03:13But I don't see why we cannot cooperate on this.

03:19Mr. President,

03:19I do not have any special message to deliver here today.

03:25As for the regarding the military conflict in Ukraine,

03:30my position is absolutely different from the ones that our Western counterparts have.

03:38But I would like to ask,

03:40may I convey a message from you to my counterparts?

03:50Because what you did when you met the U.S. President,

03:55it was a big step forward.

03:58And I would love to receive more detailed information about where we are

04:03and what we can expect.

04:05Mr. President,

04:05of course,

04:06I get criticized for coming here in Beijing

04:09and for having this meeting with you.

04:11Of course,

04:12everyone is going to call me asking,

04:15what did President Putin tell you?

04:18So it would be really good for us to exchange information in this regard.

04:22So once again,

04:23thank you.

04:23I'm very glad to have to have this meeting with

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