Ukraine firm on territorial integrity amidst Slovak proposal – Nikolenko

There can be no compromise regarding the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Oleh Nikolenko, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry wrote on Facebook on Jan. 22, commenting the statement of Slovak PM Robert Fico, who said Ukraine “must give up” part of its territory to Russia to end the war.

“There can be no compromise on territorial integrity. Neither Ukraine, nor Slovakia, nor any other country,” stated Nikolenko.

Ukraine and its partners are making efforts to push the Russians out of the occupied territory of Ukraine so that they “do not go further, including to Kosice, Presov, and other Slovak regions.”

“Let’s speak openly: without security in Ukraine, there will be no security in Slovakia or Europe as a whole. We must, together, approach the Ukrainian victory,” added Nikolenko.

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Ukraine “must give up” part of its territory to Russia in order to end the war, Fico told Slovak public broadcaster RTVS on Jan. 20, just a few days prior to the meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal scheduled for Jan. 24 in Uzhhorod.

“There must be some compromise,” said Fico.

“What are they waiting for, the Russians to leave Crimea, Donbas, and Luhansk? That’s unrealistic.”

Fico also reiterated Russian propaganda narratives and claimed that Ukraine supposedly “is not an independent and sovereign country” but “is under the full influence and control of the United States.”

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