Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Western attempts to bring Russia to its knees through support for Ukraine have failed
Quick Look
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Western countries tried to bring Russia to its knees through support for Ukraine, but these attempts failed.
- He noted that the West does not want to admit a mistake and continues to escalate the conflict, since their soldiers are not dying there.
- Fico also said that if the West had not prohibited Ukraine from signing an agreement with Russia in April 2022, the war would have ended long ago.
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Why It Matters
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing since February 2022. Western countries provide Ukraine with military, financial and political support. In April 2022, there was a draft peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which, according to Fico, was blocked by the West.
Western countries hoped to bring Russia to its knees through support for Ukraine, but these attempts turned out to be failures. This was stated by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, emphasizing that now the West does not want to admit the mistake and continues to support the conflict. Fico’s video message was published on his Facebook page (a social network banned in Russia; owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and is banned).
“If the big guys from the West had not prohibited Ukraine from signing the prepared agreement with Russia in April 2022, the war would have ended long ago. They naively believed that through Ukraine and its full political, military and financial support they would bring the hated Russia to its knees,” said the Slovak Prime Minister.
He emphasized that the West continues to escalate the conflict because their soldiers are not dying there.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The West will continue to provide military and financial support to Ukraine in the coming months
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific terms were in the April 2022 peace agreement?
- Why did the West forbid Ukraine to sign an agreement with Russia?
- What evidence does Fico have that the war would have ended if the agreement was signed?
