{"id":1176402,"date":"2025-06-30T12:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1176402"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:08:53","slug":"sybiha-responds-to-slovak-fm-s-statement-about-forgiving-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/sybiha-responds-to-slovak-fm-s-statement-about-forgiving-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sybiha Responds to Slovak FM\u2019s Statement About \u201cForgiving\u201d Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has responded to remarks by his Slovak counterpart, Juraj Blan\u00e1r, who suggested that the West should \u201cforgive\u201d Russia for what has happened in the context of the war it launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sybiha addressed Blan\u00e1r in a post on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, stating that \u201cthe sense of impunity is the root cause of Russia\u2019s crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s na\u00efve to expect a criminal to stop committing crimes if they are forgiven rather than punished. Russia will strike the other cheek as well,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Ukrainian FM also added that those \u201cwho haven\u2019t lost anyone in this war have no right to make such statements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To recap, Blan\u00e1r had expressed the opinion that resolving Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine requires restoring communication with Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Slovak foreign minister also stated that the West must find a way to cooperate with Russia, or \u201ceven forgive everything that happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representatives of the Slovak government are among the few in Europe who continue to maintain contacts with Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has visited Moscow twice since coming to power in 2023 and met with Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Bratislava has been obstructing the adoption of new EU sanctions against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> West still supplying equipment to Russia \u2013 Zelenskyy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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