Ukraine rejects Slovakia’s proposal to cede territory to Russia

Slovakia’s proposal for Ukraine to cede its territory to Russia as a measure to end the ongoing war has been rejected.

“There can be no compromise on territorial integrity, neither for Ukraine, nor for Slovakia, nor for any other country,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Facebook, CNN reported.

“Let’s be honest: if Ukraine is not secure, there will be no security, neither in Slovakia nor in Europe in general.”

Slovakia’s new Prime Minister Robert Fico pushed the idea during an interview on Slovak radio over the weekend.

“What are they expecting? That Russia will leave Donbas and Luhansk? Or that they will leave Crimea? No, that’s completely unrealistic. Everybody knows that,” Fico said.

Fico is pro-Kremlin even though Slovak is part of the European Union.