Tensions between Washington and Tehran are once again in sharp focus as U.S. officials ramp up pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, regional proxy networks, and internal crackdown. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pushed Iran to de-escalate, warning Tehran to comply with international obligations while the U.S. signals it is prepared for multiple response scenarios if threats escalate.
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00:00...attacks on Iran or anything of that nature, because the president's made clear he prefers diplomacy and an outcome of negotiated summit. Now, we're dealing with radical Shia clerics, okay? We're dealing with people who make geopolitical decisions on the basis of pure theology, and it's a complicated thing. I mean, no one's ever been able to do a successful deal with Iran, but we're going to try.
00:19Steve Woodcoff and Jared Kushner will be traveling, I think they're traveling right now, to have important meetings, and we'll see how that turns out, and we'll always comply with the applicable laws of the United States in terms of involving Congress any decisions. But right now, we're not talking about any of that.
00:34We are postured in the region for one simple reason, and that is that we understand that there could be threats to our forces in the region. We've seen them be threatened in the past, and we want to make sure that we have sufficient capacity to defend them, if God forbid that were to happen.
00:49We'll follow whatever the law is on it, and it depends on the circumstance that will lead to it. But right now, we're talking about negotiations. We are focused on negotiations. That's what we're for. The president's made that clear. If that changes, it'll be obvious to everyone, and obviously, whatever the law requires us to do, we'll do.
01:06Well, first of all, thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, for welcoming us. This is a follow-up, as you said, to a meeting we had not too long ago in Florida, in my home state, with the president of the United States.
01:16And in the aftermath of that meeting, we discussed some things during that meeting regarding a specific purchase of airplanes. There were some impediments to it.
01:24We were able to resolve those, and we're happy that that got resolved, because it's an example of how this direct engagement could lead to more things we can achieve together.
01:34In fact, that meeting happened the day after a deal was signed with Westinghouse and with our Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, to lay the groundwork for this energy opportunity, which is so incredible.
01:46I use these things only to illustrate the importance of this direct engagement.
01:49We both have excellent teams and people that work very hard and communicate all the time, but there is no replacement for that direct level of engagement.
01:58And engagement in Central Europe is what you can expect to see more of from the United States of America.
02:02Mr. Prime Minister, you mentioned the Visegrad group, the V4.
02:06It is something we are eager to engage with as a forum in which we can find areas where we can work together and achieve cooperation.
02:13You mentioned something else, which I don't know why it ever became controversial, but it's important to remind everybody of.
02:20It is the view of the President of the United States, President Trump, and of the United States under his presidency, that we expect every country in the world, we expect every country in the world to act in their national interest.
02:33That is what countries are supposed to do.
02:35That is what the leaders of the countries are... I don't know why that is a strange consideration.
02:40The fact of the matter is we view policy in the exact same way.
02:46Now, when our national interests are aligned, when the national interests of the United States, for example, and the national interests of Slovakia are aligned, this is an extraordinary opportunity for cooperation and for partnership.
02:59Where there might be some misalignment, well, that's where the relationship comes in.
03:03That's where the partnership comes in.
03:04That's where we try to accommodate one another and find a way forward.
03:07There's nothing controversial about that, at least not as long as President Trump is in the White House.
03:12And we believe that within the area of common alignment, there are so many things we can work on together that are good for your country, good for our country, but frankly, good for Europe and good for the world.
03:22I also appreciate your input with regards to the war in Ukraine.
03:26It is important that we take as many viewpoints.
03:28Your viewpoint and the viewpoint that you've expressed both to me and publicly as well is one that's informed by both your geography and by your history.
03:37And it's a very important point of view to take into account in the broader context.
03:41As I said yesterday, in response to some questions in Munich, we view the United States' role as one of trying to facilitate an end to a very deadly, very bloody, very costly war.
03:55It was horrible suffering.
03:57What's happening in Kiev right now is horrifying.
03:59You know, people in the coldest part of the year, you know, not going without electricity and energy.
04:04This is nothing positive about that.
04:06The death, regardless of what the numbers are on both sides, way too high.
04:09And the president has spent a year at the highest levels of our government trying to find whether we can be facilitators of a negotiated end to this terrible conflict.
04:18And it is something that we care about, but it is something you live next door to.
04:24You're on the border.
04:25You're right there.
04:26You face, and not only do you have to face the consequences of the war, but you also have to face the benefits or the consequences of the peace.
04:34And so we appreciate your input in that regard.
04:36We talked about a lot of things we have an opportunity to work together on.
04:38Energy is one of them.
04:39I think you have an opportunity as a nation, not just because you can generate energy, to also be in a very advantageous role when it comes to new technologies, like artificial intelligence is an example.
04:51It's an opportunity there.
04:52There's a very energy-dependent industry.
04:55And so it's something we can work together on.
04:57We're always talking about military sales, and this is important.
04:59We're very happy that the F-16 program is your program of choice.
05:03We hope you'll consider some others as well that we can work together on.
05:06Because apart from one of the key components of any country's national interests is the ability to protect their people, there is no more important, there is no more important obligation of any government than the ability to protect your own people and your own nation.
05:21This is why, by the way, we talk about the importance of our partners having capabilities in NATO.
05:27Every time we say this, people, you know, they go crazy.
05:30They think, oh, that means you're going to abandon NATO.
05:31You're going to abandon your allies.
05:32I think the point we're making is that the stronger our allies are, the stronger we are collectively.
05:38The stronger we are collectively.
05:40And so we want to play a positive role in that regard, and you're doing many good things in that space.
05:44And we want to thank you and want to continue to work with you on that.
05:48So there are many things that we have an opportunity to work together on.
05:52But first, thank you for receiving me here on a Sunday.
05:54And I try never to burden people on Sundays.
05:57It's an important day for me because of my faith, and I know for many of you as well.
06:02But I thank you for opening this space to us on this day because we wanted to show, and we are showing, and we are going to show in the weeks and months and years to come,
06:11that under President Trump, this administration is going to make not just Slovakia, but Central Europe a key component of how we engage the continent and the world.
06:20And that we are not just going to engage in meetings and pleasantries, but in concrete actions that we will take together in ways that are beneficial to your people and our people.
06:29In ways that are beneficial to your country and our country.
06:33I'm very excited about this opportunity.
06:35I know the President is as well.
06:36That's why I'm here.
06:37When did we meet?
06:38It wasn't too long ago.
06:39It was just a few weeks ago.
06:40Yes, a few weeks.
06:41A few weeks, and here we are.
06:42So, and we'll be back, and we'll be sending others back.
06:45And I think some members of your team are going to be coming to Washington this week to have a conversation.
06:51So, you're going to get used to seeing us, and you're going to get used to dealing with us, because we're very happy to be here, and we look forward to working with you very closely.
06:59Thank you very much.
07:01Thank you very much.
07:02Thank you very much.
07:32Do you want me to go first?
07:44Okay.
07:45On NATO, I don't understand.
07:47The United States has thousands and thousands of troops deployed to the NATO mission.
07:53And we've made very clear.
07:54I think it was made very clear at the summit just a few days ago, at the meeting of the defense minister level.
07:59We're not leaving NATO.
08:01We're not leaving.
08:02I mean, we may move a couple thousand troops from one country to another, but this has always been the case.
08:07This has always happened.
08:08By the way, we are not threatened or feel it is hostile to see NATO grow in its own capabilities, not independent of the United States, in conjunction with the United States.
08:18We don't think it's a negative thing that other countries have more influence than NATO, other, you know, partner nations have more influence than NATO, or that other countries within NATO have more capability.
08:28We view that as a positive.
08:29I see it reported yesterday in some places, oh, the Europeans are very upset.
08:33They're going to be less dependent on America now.
08:37We don't want Europe to be dependent on it.
08:39We're not asking Europe to be a vassal of the United States.
08:41We want to be your partner.
08:43We want to work with Europe.
08:44We want to work with our allies.
08:45We want to work in cooperation with you.
08:47And our point has been and continues to be, the stronger you are, both on an individual basis in terms of countries and collectively as an alliance, the stronger the members of NATO are, the stronger NATO is.
09:00That's not minus the United States.
09:01That's just common sense.
09:03Okay?
09:03If you have an alliance made up of countries, the stronger all those members are, the stronger the alliance is.
09:10And we want the alliance to be so strong that no one will ever, ever dare test it.
09:14No one will ever dare challenge it.
09:16So we welcome any measures that are taken to strengthen the alliance by the individual members.
09:22And we see that as a very positive thing.
09:40Thank you very much.
09:57Mr. Secretary, will the Trump administration consult and inform Congress in advance if it decides to attack Iran or remove the supreme leader?
10:06It's a question on the minds of many, given the major potential consequences of a new war in the Middle East.
10:12And also, five European countries issued a joint statement saying Alexei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in South America, a South American frog.
10:21How come the United States didn't join the statement?
10:24Any response to it?
10:25And then, Mr. Prime Minister, sorry to interrupt.
10:29Thank you for your hospitality.
10:31On Venezuela, you strongly opposed America's removal of Maduro by force, saying it demonstrates a deepening breakdown of the international order.
10:41Do you still feel that way, given where we're at now?
10:44And also, you've denied saying that you were worried about President Trump's psychological state following your meeting with him in Mar-a-Lago.
10:51Can you explain how this was potentially misinterpreted?
10:56Let me go first on your question.
10:58I'm not going to talk about attacks on Iran or anything of that nature, because the president's made clear he prefers diplomacy and an outcome of a negotiated settlement.
11:04Now, we're dealing with radical Shia clerics.
11:07We're dealing with people who make geopolitical decisions on the basis of pure theology.
11:12And it's a complicated thing.
11:15I mean, no one's ever been able to do a successful deal with Iran.
11:17But we're going to try.
11:18Steve Woodcoff and Jared Kushner will be traveling.
11:22I think they're traveling right now to have important meetings, and we'll see how that turns out.
11:26And we'll always comply with the applicable laws of the United States in terms of involving Congress any decisions.
11:31But right now, we're not talking about any of that.
11:33We are postured in the region for one simple reason, and that is that we understand that there could be threats to our forces in the region.
11:40We've seen them be threatened in the past, and we want to make sure that we have sufficient capacity to defend them if, God forbid, that were to happen.
11:50We'll follow whatever the law is on it.
11:52And it depends on the circumstance of the lead to it.
11:54But right now, we're talking about negotiations.
11:56We are focused on negotiations.
11:57That's what we're for.
11:58The president's made that clear.
11:59If that changes, it'll be obvious to everyone, and obviously, whatever the law requires us to do, we'll do.
12:05With regards to your question about the frog toxin,
12:09No, it's a very serious thing.
12:10Look, those countries came to that conclusion.
12:13They coordinated that.
12:14We chose – it doesn't mean we disagree with the outcome.
12:16We just – it wasn't, you know, our endeavor.
12:18Sometimes countries go out and do their thing based on the intelligence they've gathered.
12:22We obviously are aware of the report.
12:24It's a troubling report.
12:25We're aware of that case of Mr. Navalny, and certainly it's, you know, we don't have any reason to question it,
12:34or we're not disputing or getting into a fight with these countries over it.
12:37But it was their report, and they put that out there.
12:39And let me just make one more point, because I think you asked him a question in order to, like,
12:43see if you can get him against us with some thing about, oh, you criticize.
12:46A lot of countries didn't like what we did in Venezuela.
12:49That's okay.
12:50That was in our national interest.
12:51I'm sure there's something he'll do one day that we don't like, and we'll say, hey, we didn't like you did this.
12:55So what?
12:56That doesn't mean we're not going to be friends.
12:57We're not going to be partners.
12:58We're not going to be able to cooperate with one another.
13:00Countries express their opinion all the time.
13:02We have very close allies that didn't like what we did in that regard.
13:06I can tell you what.
13:06It was successful.
13:07We're proud it was necessary, because the guy was a narco-terrorist, and we made him a bunch of offers, and he chose them.
13:14And look what's happened in Venezuela in the six weeks since he's been gone.
13:17Now, it's got a long way to go.
13:21There's still much work that needs to be done, but I can tell you, Venezuela is much better off today than it was six weeks ago.
13:28So, you know, we're very proud of that project, and, you know, I know some will disagree and didn't like, but irrespective, I think everyone can now agree that Venezuela has an opportunity at a new future that wasn't there six weeks ago.
13:40Thank you very much.
14:10Thank you very much.
14:40If you don't know, but two states of the EU, two states of NATO,
14:51our partners, did not have to fly to Moscow.
14:58I don't know if anyone from the American administration would say,
15:04that I would say, that I would go there.
15:08When I went to the end of the Second World War II,
15:12I was shocked by the EU,
15:16that the EU would ignore it,
15:20just from political and ideological reasons.
15:24I had a good idea to go to the Czech Republic,
15:28and I would say,
15:30that I would say,
15:32that when I meet with some colleagues,
15:36they would ask,
15:38what did the President Putin say?
15:40What did the President Putin say?
15:42We must have dialogue.
15:44We must have dialogue.
15:46We must have dialogue.
15:48We must have dialogue.
15:50We must have dialogue.
15:52We must have dialogue.
15:54We must have dialogue with the Russian Federation.
15:58We must have dialogue with the Russian President Putin.
16:02If we don't have dialogue,
16:04we must have to say,
16:06we must have to say,
16:08that we are here,
16:10we are at the time in the Ukraine.
16:12I would have to say,
16:14that I would think
16:15that we don't know if we are
16:18at the same time that we are
16:22doing,
16:23if we are at the end of the Russian trade,
16:25we have to ask,
16:27that if we are at the end of the Soviet Union,
16:29I would have to lie.
16:31If we are at the end of those,
16:33what's the first time is,
16:35and what is in our politics on all the four sides and no one is going to do it,
16:41so they are going to do it. They are going to do it, they are going to do it,
16:45they are going to do it and they are going to do it.
16:47This is the second part of your question.
16:49This is the first part of your question.
16:51This is the question of Venezuela.
16:55It is a country that has 5,5 million people
16:59and it is not economic, which we have here today.
17:07And we are going to do it with certain principles.
17:13The first principle is that we are prioritizing
17:17on the cooperation of the European Union.
17:21That is why I am completely different from the Ukraine.
17:23I do not support the Ukraine.
17:25I am trying to say that there are some states of Europe,
17:29who are wondering if the war can continue.
17:33I would like to say,
17:36that we would Fox 2 reasons to remain as needed to Bakulina in the country.
17:41I would like to say,
17:44if I am watching the government,
17:47we have a big strategic partner.
17:50Novinari ask me if I'm going to ask the way I'm going to do it.
17:57Every country has the right to choose.
18:00This is the next step, which we are going to do it.
18:03The third step is the question of the international law.
18:08We have a different view of this.
18:11The USA is not the sign of the international tribunal.
18:17We are there.
18:22Sometimes we have different views, but there are different views.
18:24There are different views of the unturned views.
18:27Where we have different views, we can talk about it,
18:29and we can talk about it, and discuss it.
18:33All the conditions we have come from the same principle.
18:37To be the only one, why we are now not to see Kosovo.
18:43because we were going to work in the conflict with the international law.
18:48But we didn't have a problem, as we said in Venezuelan,
18:52in the case of the war in Ukraine,
18:55that the use of the war in Ukraine is a violation of the international law.
19:00I don't have a possibility,
19:02if you have a situation in such a way,
19:05but I absolutely love it,
19:08because we see it in time,
19:10that is an important part of the war,
19:15and this is, I think,
19:17the most famous president of our war,
19:20to bring the war in the world and the peace of mind,
19:23and that we are not going to be able to talk about it,
19:27in the case of the war.
19:29Everyone must be able to talk about it,
19:32and we are going to talk about it
19:35as a national law and state.
19:38My first question is for Mr. Secretary. Mr. Secretary, yesterday in Munich you said, and you repeated it basically today here, that...
19:55Can you hold the mic up just a little bit?
19:57I'm sorry. You said yesterday in Munich and as well as today that it's very important for every alliance to have all of the members very strong and you support it.
20:11At the same time before your visit of Bratislava and Budapest, you said that this is kind of strengthening the ties with so-called cooperative allies.
20:21Who are the non-cooperative allies from your point of view? And isn't this kind of creation of two-tier EU or the policy of carrot and stick?
20:34My second question is for the premier.
20:37Včera minister Rubio said that, according to Washington, Russia doesn't have a lot of interest in the end of the war.
20:48Včera minister Rubio said that they have a different perspective on Ukraine than in Europe.
20:56How have you explained this question in conversation with the minister?
21:03Yeah. I think I followed your question. Let me just briefly say... I don't know about the...
21:09Look, I'm not going to use it as a press conference to attack this member of NATO or that member of NATO in terms of what they're doing or not doing with regards to the alliance.
21:17regards to the alliance. I was giving a speech about our relationship, the
21:21transatlantic alliances, they call it, which on the military front is largely
21:25built on NATO and on the commercial and economic front is built through the
21:29European Union and obviously to non-members of the European Union then
21:33through bilateral agreements with them. And the core point of my speech
21:37yesterday remains that our relationship to Europe as a continent, the
21:41transatlantic relationship, is not just a military alliance. It is not just a
21:45commercial alliance or trade alliance. If it was just built on commerce and
21:50military, then this is very transactional and it's only going to be an alliance as
21:55long as it's mutually beneficial in that regard. The point of my argument
21:59yesterday was that our transatlantic alliance, as it's been called, is built
22:05on something even more important and more enduring and that is the ties we have as
22:08people, cultural ties, historical ties, religious ties, you know, direct
22:15descendants in many cases, our language, etc., shared experience. And that's the
22:20point of it. And as far as, if you want to talk about NATO specific, yeah, I mean, I
22:26don't think this is a mystery. This has been something the President has talked
22:29about since his first administration as 45th President of the United States and
22:33that is that he wants NATO to be stronger. And in order for NATO to be
22:37stronger, the member states have to be stronger. But that's the point. I think we're
22:41heading a good path in that regard. I think we've seen a tremendous amount of
22:44progress and we'll continue to see progress in that direction, I hope,
22:47because it makes the alliance stronger. And asking member states of NATO to be
22:52stronger is not a threat to say, well, if you're not stronger, then we're gonna, you
22:56know, it's to point out to everybody that it is a stronger alliance. We are
23:00collectively stronger when we are individually stronger on what our
23:03capabilities we bring. And every nation has a unique situation. You know, every
23:07nation that's a member of the coalition of NATO has, in some cases, some
23:11strategic advantages, special things that they can bring to the table that perhaps
23:15another member state cannot. That has to be taken into account as well.
23:19Thank you very much.
23:19Thank you very much.
23:20Thank you very much.
23:22Thank you very much.
23:24Thank you very much.
23:26Thank you very much.
23:27I don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm talking about what I'm talking about from the beginning.
23:32And that's what I'm talking about, I'm talking about minister of the United States,
23:36what I'm talking about.
23:39The EU, or some of the United States, are in the past.
23:45And the past is in the past,
23:48that we are fighting for the unprecedented crisis of the EU,
23:52if we are in the competition.
23:54We have a problem.
23:56The EU is in an economic crisis,
23:59and if we don't say,
24:01that we have to have an ideological and climatic goal,
24:04we will never stop this crisis.
24:07And in this situation,
24:09it is very hard to say,
24:12that we made a mistake in Ukraine.
24:15The strategy was very clear.
24:19In April, three months ago,
24:22on the wall of Istanbul,
24:25which was able to finish the war.
24:27And some of the European politicians came from Europe,
24:31who said,
24:32that they had to do it.
24:34Because they thought,
24:36that this strategy,
24:38the war, the support of Ukraine,
24:40the sanctions,
24:42the economic and politics,
24:45the Russian occupation of the war.
24:46We all know that this strategy didn't work.
24:50However,
24:52the cases,
24:53who pushed this strategy,
24:54they have to say,
24:56they should say,
24:58that they need to give me up.
24:59Mr. President, we talked about the fact of this war.
25:06The numbers are so many and so many.
25:10The fact is that if you take a paper,
25:14and if we meet in the end of the year,
25:17we will confront it.
25:20The EU has now 90 mld EUR for Ukraine.
25:29The EU has 60 mld EUR for Ukraine,
25:32and the EU has 30 mld EUR for Ukraine.
25:37I am proud,
25:40that I have been involved in this war.
25:45What happens to happen?
25:47In December, we will all be talking about
25:50the next 100 000 mld EUR for Ukraine.
25:55The only result will be,
25:57that Russia will be closer to the Ukraine.
26:01What is this strategy?
26:04I am not sure.
26:06I am convinced that the war is not a problem.
26:09The conflict in Ukraine does not have a solution.
26:13If it is not a war,
26:16if it is not a war,
26:19then,
26:20there will be 100 000 mld EUR
26:23and the rest of the war.
26:26Pán kolega,
26:2820. sanktion barík
26:29will be prepared.
26:30How much sanktion barík
26:32will be,
26:33to be in the war,
26:34to be in the war?
26:36100?
26:37150?
26:38I am not sure.
26:39I am not sure.
26:40I am not sure.
26:41I am not sure.
26:43But I am not sure.
26:44If it is going to happen and
26:46be in the blood of Europe.
26:49We have opened the floor.
26:52When the EU the Russia EU
26:55hasществled all the kind of power in ITIVO store in a ER.
26:58the other side.
27:00So this is a problem.
27:02That's why I think this is a problem.
27:04I'm not saying this.
27:06This is the first time.
27:08I think that this is a project that will be a new one.
27:10The point is that each other.
27:12It's not a problem.
27:14I think that the future of the EU is not a problem.
27:16I think that this is the role of the political team.
27:18I think that it is a problem for the government to say
27:20that he is a problem.
27:22I think that he is a problem for them.
27:24Thank you for more of your time, Secretary Rubio.
27:43I wanted to ask you, you met in the last several days with the leaders of Greenland
27:51and Denmark in Munich, is there agreement or acceptance from the U.S. side that the
27:56issue of ceding sovereignty of Greenland to the U.S. is no longer on the table or that
28:02Greenland will not ultimately become part of the U.S.?
28:05And on Syria, you also met with the foreign minister in Munich.
28:11Several Republican congressional leaders have talked about serious concerns over al-Sharah's
28:19ability to fulfill the conditions that you had laid out in May of 2025 and saying he's
28:25moving backwards on some of those regarding treatment of minorities, the role of foreign
28:29fighters.
28:30Do you share that assessment?
28:33And was that something you conveyed to the foreign minister?
28:35And then Prime Minister Fitsa, can you clarify the situation regarding oil supplies via the
28:44drush of a pipeline?
28:46And do you have any information on why the flows have not resumed or can you confirm Hungary's
28:51claim that Ukraine has indeed repaired the damaged section of the pipeline but that there is
28:58no political will from the Ukrainian side to restart that flow?
29:03And lastly, on energy, Prime Minister, in terms of the energy reduction, the energy reliance
29:17dependence of Slovakia on Russia, is that something that Slovakia is willing to reduce or end the
29:25oil and gas imports or to increase imports of fuels like LNG from the U.S.?
29:31Thank you both so much.
29:33All right.
29:34I don't even remember your first question.
29:35I think it was about Greenland and Denmark, right?
29:36Okay.
29:37Yeah, we met with them.
29:38We're meeting with them.
29:39I'm not going to talk about it.
29:40I told you guys we're not going to have this thing back and forth in media and press conferences.
29:43We have a good process in place.
29:45We're engaging with them.
29:46I feel very positive and optimistic that we're on a good trajectory.
29:49In the case of Syria, actually, let me point something out.
29:52Number one, we met with the foreign minister of Syria.
29:55You know who else was there?
29:56General Muslim.
29:57They came together.
29:58The Kurdish leader was there.
29:59We put that out.
30:00I don't know why that wasn't reported.
30:02Interestingly, by the way, I read and I knew this was going to happen.
30:05I told my people to tell you this because I knew this was going to happen.
30:08We couldn't go to a Ukraine meeting that they were having one of the, you know, multiple
30:12Ukraine meetings that we attend.
30:14We couldn't go to one of them.
30:15And the reason why we couldn't go to that one with four other European countries is because
30:18we were meeting with Syria and the Kurds.
30:20I couldn't figure out a way how to be in two places at the same time.
30:24It's a problem many people face.
30:26You can't be in two places at the same time.
30:28So we met with the Syrian foreign minister and with the General Muslim on behalf of the Kurds.
30:34A historic meeting.
30:35Okay?
30:36Together.
30:37In the same meeting.
30:38Now, let me say that no one here has ever disputed that the challenge of Syria was going to be a very significant
30:45one.
30:46A very significant one.
30:47Okay?
30:48We are dealing with elements that, as we've said in the past, you know, we have, you know,
30:51concerns about things that they have done in the past.
30:54But the bottom line was we had two choices in Syria.
30:57Choice number one was to let the place fall apart into 18 different pieces.
31:02Long-term civil war, instability, mass migration, playground for terrorists, ISIS running all
31:08over the place, Iran getting back in.
31:10That was choice number one.
31:11Choice number two is to try to see if it was possible to work with these interim authorities
31:17and President, with al-Shara and with his team.
31:19Guess what?
31:20We chose number two because it was made sense.
31:23Now, is it going to be easy?
31:24No.
31:25Is it going to be difficult?
31:26Absolutely.
31:27Is it going to have ups and downs and good days and bad days?
31:30No doubt about it.
31:31Here's the fact.
31:32Okay?
31:33And I'm not saying that this tells you that we should claim victory and start a parade.
31:36But here's the fact.
31:37The fact is that when this situation erupted in the northeast of Syria, we went, the President
31:45engaged personally, not once but twice with al-Shara, and he said, stop the fighting so
31:50that we can move the ISIS prisoners that are there.
31:53Thousands of ISIS prisoners who, by the way, could have broken out and created havoc and
31:57chaos.
31:58Stop the fighting so that we can move these ISIS prisoners and so that we have more time
32:04to work on this reintegration, the integration of the Kurds into the national Syrian forces.
32:10And you know, al-Shara did it.
32:12Now, he's kept his word up to this point.
32:14Obviously, he has to keep doing that.
32:16But that's what we've been able to achieve.
32:18We've been able to at least get him to agree to do that, and that's been important because
32:21we've been able to move those prisoners into Iraq and out of harm's way so that we don't
32:25have a massive jailbreak and four or five thousand ISIS killers running crazy all over the place
32:30and threatening us in the future.
32:32And it's given us time to work on this integration agreement, which they have agreed to between
32:37the Kurds and the Syrian authorities in Damascus.
32:40Now, you have to implement that agreement.
32:42That's not going to be easy.
32:44And there are other such agreements that they need to reach with the Druze, with the Bedouins,
32:49with the Alawis, with all the elements of a very diverse society in Syria.
32:53But we think the alternative, we think that outcome, as difficult as it has been, is far
32:58better than a Syria that would have been broken up into eight pieces with all kinds of fighting
33:02going on, all kinds of mass migration.
33:04So we are very, very positive about that.
33:06And as far as members of Congress are concerned, we've worked with them on this.
33:09We've kept them informed.
33:10We've invited them to many of the meetings.
33:12In fact, Ambassador Barrick was in Washington last week briefing the congressional committees,
33:18always very blunt and very honest about the challenges involved in executing on this
33:22very difficult situation.
33:24But we think it's headed in a positive direction, even though it's been tested.
33:28There's been some difficult days.
33:29Frankly, there's been some days that have been, you know, very concerning.
33:33But we like the trajectory.
33:34We have to keep it on that trajectory.
33:36We've got good agreements in place.
33:38The key now is implementation, and we'll be very involved in that regard.
33:41Those were my two questions, right?
33:42Okay.
33:43Those were my two questions, right?
33:44Okay.
33:46The question.
33:48Thank you very much.
33:49overarching
33:50I have two questions and I will answer one more question.
33:56When the country is fighting, as it is in Ukraine,
34:01they are not looking for anything.
34:04The propaganda is used on one side and on the other side.
34:08And so that Ukraine is saying that they are using energy,
34:14as they are in politics, and the other side of Ukraine is saying that they are doing the same.
34:26Pán redaktor, we have been through Slovakia,
34:34which went from Ukraine to Slovakia.
34:37We have spent about 500 million euros in Europe.
34:41We have spent about 500 million euros in Europe.
34:47Ukraine, as it is, has spent about 800-900 million euros in Europe,
34:52has spent about 800-900 million euros in Europe.
34:58And there is an ideological decision.
35:01That's all, in Ukraine,
35:24that we can't even imagine.
35:27I want to say that Slovensko is very good.
35:34We could have been recognized and we could have had
35:38an opportunity against Ukraine.
35:41But we don't see President Zelensky.
35:46We don't see politicians.
35:48We see children, women and families,
35:52who need to survive a hard time.
35:56And that's why we have decided to make a decision.
36:00That we need to have a whole lot of money.
36:04We have to make a decision for Ukraine.
36:08That's why we have a lot of energy system.
36:12We have to add other people that we have to make a decision.
36:16We have to make a decision to make a decision.
36:18and also the Plyne, if it is from the West and the West and the West, it is not.
36:24If you are now in Europe, I want to say,
36:28that it is called Repower EU,
36:32which is 1. November 2027,
36:36which is the transit of the Plyneur,
36:40which is what we are doing in Europe,
36:43which is what we are doing in Europe.
36:46I am going to be in the beginning of the year,
36:50but as a country, we are at the beginning of the year,
36:54we have no disposition of the LNG terminal.
36:58This situation is an important issue.
37:00We have talked about it with the minister of the foreign affairs.
37:03I think that it is important to talk about Ukraine,
37:08that it is important to talk about the Plyneur,
37:11which is in Ukraine,
37:17and also in Europe.
37:19Now, where we are in Europe and in this situation,
37:23Ukraine is a member of the European Union.
37:28They are countries that are not talking about the truth of Ukraine
37:32and they are talking about the truth of Ukraine.
37:35In Maďarsko, it is absolutely fair in Ukraine,
37:40when they say that they will not be a member of Ukraine with the European Union.
37:45In Slovakia, Ukraine is a member of the European Union
37:48that Ukraine can be in the EU for the fact that they can be in the EU.
37:55Now we can't talk about Srpsko,
37:58we can't talk about Čiernu horu,
38:00we can't talk about Albansk.
38:02These countries are 100x better prepared to be in the EU than Ukraine.
38:08I don't know, who has bombarded the Ukraine's infrastructure.
38:15I don't believe any one or the other side.
38:18I will believe only in what I see on my own eyes.
38:21There was so many eyes from all parties,
38:26and now I'm not afraid to tell who bombed this global infrastructure.
38:31According to our information, apparently it should be fixed.
38:35But I think that supplies of gas of oil from the Ukrainian side towards Hungary and Slovakia
38:46become an instrument of political political blackmail and pressure from Slovakia and Hungary.
38:56And they said that perhaps if Hungary will agree with the European membership to the EU,
39:01then maybe some supplies of gas.
39:05I think Slovak refinery in Breslau everything works out.
39:11We're discussing things with the management of this refinery.
39:14I think Slovak refinery will be necessary measures.
39:18I think Slovak refinery is also behaving properly.
39:23And all those things regarding all I think they have just a part of political blackmail
39:30regarding the Ukrainian membership to the EU in relation to Hungary.
39:33I'm direct.
39:34And in the question of national interest, I'm speaking what I believe.
39:41I'm speaking my mind.
39:42And when Hungary is threatened in relation to oil,
39:45Slovakia is also threatened because all oil,
39:49Slovak refinery is owned by Hungarian company called MOL.
39:56Thank you very much.
39:58Thank you very much.
39:59This was the last question.
40:01Bye-bye.
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