Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday (20 January) alleged neighbouring Ukraine was not a sovereign nation but was under the absolute control of the United States, in embrace of a Russian conspiracy theory.

The populist politician, who is against military aid to the war-torn country and opposes sanctions against Russia, also reiterated his opposition to Ukraine’s bid to join NATO.

“Ukraine is not an independent and sovereign country,” Fico told public broadcaster RTVS. “Ukraine is under the total influence and control of the United States.”

Slovakia is a member of both NATO and the European Union.

Fico is due to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal on Wednesday in the city of Uzhhorod, western Ukraine, on the border with Slovakia.

“I will tell him that I am against the membership of Ukraine in NATO and that I will veto it,” Fico said.

  • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    25
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    edit-2
    10 months ago

    And that’s not even the worst thing he did/said. Can’t wait for Babiš to win Czech elections so 3 countries of the V4 will have a populist stealing and murdering as a prime minister.

    So, which country wants a senior architect/developer? Seriously considering emigrating the last few months.

    • dlatch@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      10 months ago

      Plenty of work for you in The Netherlands… But then again the PVV with Geert Wilders was the biggest in our last elections so it’s not exactly progress.

        • TwinTusks@bitforged.space
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          10 months ago

          How bout a place where there are no elections and you dont need to care about politics, China.

          • agent_flounder@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            10 months ago

            True, plenty of work to keep you occupied in the reeducation camps. Hard to worry about anything else when they’re torturing and beating you for believing the wrong thing.

            • TwinTusks@bitforged.space
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              10 months ago

              Again, you are thinking politics. There is no reason for you to be in re-education camps if you dont express any outward outrage against government (ie: politics).

    • legios@aussie.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      10 months ago

      Australia. We seem to be doing OK-ish vs. Right Wingers, but we still have our own issues…

      • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        19
        ·
        10 months ago

        Well, Germany has seen really big protests against our populist right-wing party, so that shows at least that still many people care enough.

        • SteefLem@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          8
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          edit-2
          10 months ago

          My personal feeling (i think its called) is that protests only work when the thing your protesting cares that you are protesting… nazis dont care. But A for effort tho 👍