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Ukraine Rebukes NATO Member for Plea to Forgive Putin
- Slovakia's foreign minister Juraj Blanar suggested on June 29, 2025, that the West might need to forgive Russia's actions to enable peace talks.
- Blanar's proposal followed ongoing stalled negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and Slovakia's request to delay new EU sanctions on Russia.
- Blanár maintained that a military solution to the conflict in Ukraine is unlikely and advocated for renewed diplomatic efforts, including dialogue with Russia and the possibility of forgiving its actions.
- On June 30, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha criticized Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar's suggestion of forgiving Russia, emphasizing that overlooking Russia’s offenses only enables further wrongdoing, as criminals are unlikely to cease their actions without facing consequences.
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, elected in 2023, halted military aid to Ukraine, increased engagement with Russia, and attended Putin's Victory Day Parade, prompting criticism from Kyiv supporters.
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'Russia will hit your other cheek as well' — Ukraine rebukes Slovak FM's call to 'perhaps forgive' Moscow
"Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote in a post on X. "It's naive to expect a criminal to stop if their crime is forgiven instead of punished. Russia will hit your other cheek as well. And those who have lost no one in this war have no right to make such statements."
Ukraine categorically rejects the opportunity to forgive Russia for all its crimes related to the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. The aggressor should be punished, not forgiven.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha responded on Monday on the social network X to the statements of the head of Slovak diplomacy Juraj Blanár, who on Sunday called for the restoration of communication with Russia and pointed out the need to forgive things that happened in recent years. Sybiha attached a photo of an article from the daily Ukrainska Pravda, which quoted Blanár's statements. According to Sybiha, it is naive to expect that Rus…
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