next, a quote from the head of the slovak government, robert fico.can pour into ukraine all the weapons of the world, all the money, but russia will never be defeated in a military sense. now the transition from 2023 to 24, and we will see that the terms of settlement of this conflict, although he did not... call it a war, will begin to be dictated by russia. well, to be honest, if we talk, now i will talk about viktor orbán, but if we talk about robert fico, on the one hand, first he makes statements like this, then after a few days we all say: oh, slovakia continues to help us , will help. somehow he says something completely different, he arrives to the summit of the leaders of the countries, members of the european union and makes the decisions that need to be made, not even singing along to the pipe. orbana doesn't vote against it, and here is such a statement, well, how can i understand it, to be honest, several people get along in it, there is some bifurcation . i don't know, well, but well, well, well , it's hard to understand, besides, it's

robert fico, the prime minister of slovakia, said that he had excluded the supply of weapons and ammunitionstate warehouses and the army. we do not believe in a military solution to the conflict in ukraine, because it only leads to unnecessary bloodshed without results. at the same time, the minister of foreign affairs of slovakia said that, you see, there is already a war going on there, why should we open for of ukraine. the door, well, let them sort out their issues there for the time being, then we will think about whether to start negotiations with ukraine on joining the european union at all, we know that there should be a decision on the start of negotiations with ukraine, literally in a week, and viktor orban, what the prime minister of hungary said, there is an expectation that on this occasion the european council can and must. to approve the decision to start accession negotiations with ukraine and review the multi-year financial framework for 21-27 years in view of the current level of political and technical preparations, these expectations are not justified. i understand that

we see the case of the blocking of ukrainian trucks on the polish border, we see the victory of robert ficon slovakia, we see orban, well, orban from the first day, but in the 23rd we still saw the victory of the populists in the netherlands, who are also not very favorable we are treated, we see the trumpists, because of which we are blocked we still can't get the money, and of course, look, first of all, i think that no matter how the war ends, if it doesn't end. the defeat and disappearance of ukrainian statehood, then the main, main internal ukrainian dilemma will immediately change, if from 1991, to even 22, it was a swaying east-west, are we part of the western world, are we it is necessary to negotiate with russia, the csto, the chito-russian union or the european union, then all this will go to nothing. i think that the future, it has already gone to heaven, and the future, the main ukrainian dilemma, is there will be classic scales for any european country, one part of society will demand to save democracy, and another part of society will demand to save the nation, this is a hesit

what not only the minister of foreign affairs of slovakia, but also the new slovak prime minister robert ficoay ukraine cannot be accepted into the european union, because it is a totally corrupt country, the most corrupt country in the world , he said about it, and that he said it applies to everyone. levels of management, is the ukrainian side ready to prove or prove the opposite and show the depth of the fight against corruption so that there are no such accusations, because orban also repeats and fico repeats, well, listen, this is the most corrupt country, where do you want to take ukraine? we are constantly. at all meetings, we talk about the progress we have in the fight against corruption with all our anti-corruption bodies, the laws that we adopt, as a condition, in fact, for us, to start negotiations on joining the eu, as well as a condition for joining the european union in general , i would also like to say that, of course, what we are hearing now, unfortunately, from our neighbor slovakia, also the processes that are taking place in hungary, here it must be perceived through the

yes, and we see a case, the blocking of ukrainian trucks on the polish border, we see a victory robert fico in slovakia, we see orban, well orban from the first day, but in the 23rd we still saw a victory, and the populists in the netherlands, who are also not very favorable to us, we see the trumpists, due to the blocking of which we still can't get the money and of course look first of all, i believe that no matter how the war ends, if it does not end there with defeat and the disappearance of ukrainian statehood, then the main, main internal ukrainian dilemma will change immediately, if from 1991 to even 22 year, it was a wobble... east-west, we are part of the western world, do we need to negotiate with russia, the csto, chito, the soviet union, or the european union, then all this will disappear, i think that the future is already faded into oblivion, and the future, the main ukrainian dilemma, these will be classic scales for any european country, one part of society will demand to save democracy. and the other part of society will demand to save the nation, this is a hesitation betwe

dissatisfaction with the policy of pro-russian prime minister robert fico is growing in slovakia. thousands of people came out for new protests against the government's initiatives. according to the associated press, fitso wants to dissolve the special prosecutor's office, which oversees high-profile corruption cases, and also to reduce punishments. for corruption and to weaken the protection of whistleblowers, the opposition believes that such legislative changes will lead to an amnesty for corrupt people, so the protesters are determined to continue the rallies until the government withdraws the mafia package. this is the end of the issue, read more on our website espresso.tv, as well as on our social networks, join, put your favorites, take care, let's meet the victory. glory to ukraine, this is the verdict program, my name is serhiy rudenko, i congratulate everyone and wish everyone good health. volodymyr's two-hour press conference has just ended. on to which he summarized the results of the year. in the next two hours, we will talk about what zelensky said, what putin said t

on september 30, in the parliamentary elections in slovakia, the party of ex-prime minister robert ficogorical an opponent of military aid to ukraine. one of our largest allies in the region has stopped sending weapons to the armed forces of ukraine. in november, europe was stunned by the results of the parliamentary elections in the netherlands. the far-right freedom party led by geert wilders won the first place there. he is also in favor. the limitation of military support, and the attention of the world was diverted from ukraine by the large-scale war in the middle east, which broke out after the fierce attack of the islamist group hamas on israel, but the biggest problems awaited kyiv in united states. the american congress de facto plunged into the election campaign and refused to support the aid package for ukraine in the amount of more than 60 billion dollars. republicans made a categorical demand. first, strengthen security on the border with mexico. within three months, volodymyr zelensky was forced to visit the united states twice, but he never convinced the congressmen. pres

despite the position of putin's few friends, hungarian prime minister viktor orbán and the slovenly robert fico other leaders promise to increase support. germany plans to double spending on weapons for ukraine, up to 8 billion euros. the netherlands intends to provide 2 billion euros. romania has already opened a training center for ukrainian f-16 pilots. france promises to increase supplies of ammunition. alliance members are sending more and more anti-aircraft weapons. of defense and ammunition to ukraine. 20 members formed a coalition with air defense. all this helps to save the lives of ukrainians and sends a signal to russia that our support will not stop. the ambitious plan of the european union is to go into production of one million projectiles per year already next year. this is an optimistic scenario, the implementation of which can change the situation on the battlefield, but already in 2025. in the next year, ukraine will have to defend itself with the means that the west has today, the main thing is that the allies provide them in time. so the historic meeting is the first meeting

an appeal to the head of the european council , charles michel, the prime ministers of slovakia, robert ficod viktor orbán, prime ministers of hungary. in the document , they ask to support the decision to start negotiations on ukraine's membership in the eu at the meeting of the european council. it will happen during december 14-15 - announced in zakarpattia. the regional military administration, as well as communities called on all leaders of eu member states to continue supporting ukraine on the path to european integration. it was a restless night in the belgorod region, where the russians heard explosions, as if the anti-aircraft defense was working, which shot down the u-point of a ukrainian missile . this was announced by the ministry of defense of erefia. traditionally, they are convinced that there are no destructions, no ... victims. the polish police began to disperse their carriers, who blocked them the road to ukraine. polish drivers were forced to unblock the crossing near the dorogust jagodyn checkpoint at the request of the local municipality. however, soon the road was agai

dissatisfaction with the policy of pro-russian prime minister robert fico is growing in slovakia. thousands of people came out for new protests against the government's initiatives, as reported. wants to dissolve the special prosecutor's office, which oversees high-profile corruption cases, as well as reduce penalties for corruption and weaken whistleblower protections. the opposition believes that such changes in the law will lead to an amnesty for corrupt people, so the protesters are determined to continue the rallies until the government will not withdraw the pro-mafia package. this is me for... the first issue, read more on our website spresho.tv, as well as on our social networks. join, put your preferences. then my colleagues oksana vysochenska and roman chaika are waiting for you on the air. see you later. cosmolod airlines has strengthened the units of the armed forces of ukraine with 50 of the latest panicher drones, the quietest, fastest and lowest mission cost in the world. all these are pro-ukrainian uavs that strengthen our front, they are modernized drones of the ne

opening of negotiations with ukraine on joining the eu at the summit on december 14, prime minister robert ficod about the country's position, but he added that he considers ukraine not ready to start negotiations on membership. earlier, the minister of foreign affairs of slovakia, juraj blanar , also stated that bratislava is ready to support the decision to start negotiations. the security service of ukraine predicts that today , december 13, kyivstar will resume work. subscribers will have access to mobile communications and the internet. sbu specialists will help restore the network after a cyberattack, the agency reported. but they emphasized that the lesions are critical, so it takes time. russian hackers from the sontsepok group claimed responsibility for the attack. the special service notes that cybercriminals are a unit of the main directorate of the general staff of the armed forces of the russian federation. the kyivstar company once again appeals. do not trust russian ipso people, all personal data are safe, the systems where they are stored are not suffered, and rumors about the a

policy, yes, because we see how hungarian prime minister viktor orbán is starting to behave, how robert ficothe prime minister, is starting to behave. and so on, and we understand that this directly affects ukrainians interests, which cards donald tusk can use now, because the situation is quite serious, and viktor orban is now watching, i am not afraid of this word of the american trumpist republicans, i think that the main difference, and how we talk about poland in general and about the polish ... to show that somewhere there is some kind of struggle, rivalry between germany and poland, regarding ukraine, that ukraine has a choice to make, whether it is with germany and the eu or with poland, but it is simply incomprehensible, and with the new government of such, let's say, there will be no problems, and obviously also in the context of orban and fitso. it is very important that if we have such pro-russian populists in slovakia and hungary, then the fact that they are no longer in warsaw is very important for ukraine, so is the second matter, i.e. compliance with laws, obviously we have s

in general, how is the atmosphere now, how much... spoil deserved by ukraine holiday, the same robert fico, prime minister of slovakia and viktor orban, prime minister of hungary. well, if , most likely , viktor orbán will certainly put us some kind of biggest pig, regarding fizo, then there is already information that slovakia will still support the start of negotiations on ukraine's accession to the eu, and this is a good signal, slovak deputies here too. it was talked about, that is , now the main intrigue is what exactly orbán will continue to block, and this morning just the vote for the resolution was preceded by a debate in the session hall, in which the president of the european commission, ursula fonden, participated, and she defined the main priorities of the european union for the summit that starts tomorrow, and among these priorities, apart from, apart from the enlargement policy, of course, it is a macro-finance of 50 billion euros for ukraine. and actually, what we heard from the european commission, through the mouths of fonderlajen and another european commissioner, marush

slovak prime minister robert fico said this during a meeting with parliamentarians.ed the decision to be adopted in brussels during the summit political. and with reality, this decision has nothing to do with reality - says the head of the slovak government, but adds that he will vote for it. well, let me remind you that the summit of the leaders of the european union member states will take place tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in the capital of belgium, brussels. our correspondent nataliya stare pravo will work there, so you will see all the main and most important information on the espresso tv channel, well, i will try to include it tomorrow. or the day after tomorrow in the world about ukraine column to find out what is really happening there, and we are really waiting for this fateful decision for ukraine. the european union is about to. a terrible mistake that needs to be prevented even if 26 people want it and we're the only ones against it, guess who could you say that? yes, in an interview with the mandiner publication, the prime minister of hungary, vi

i would know here , still obeyed our special services, to - here is denis shmegal meeting with robert ficond nothing happens, but what is orban, what is the difference, powers, the question of powers, i.e. who does mr. prime minister represent, by the way, he represents, there are three persons in the state, who are the official voice of the state, are the president, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, and petro oleksiyovych, unfortunately, does not have such direct powers to represent the state, therefore...' before leaving, i think he should was to communicate, but has, but has, but, but has powers to represent the people of ukraine, because after all he is a deputy, but let's return very briefly to the united states, and after all, don't you think that after all , deputies from all political parties should be equally present, even traveling through these states and convincing the americans to still help ukraine, and not only the servants of the people, well, and the voice, well, there are 10 people there, one or two, maybe they go, well, i think that everyone has the right a

specific state, in the european union itself, people are worried that leaders like viktor orbán or robert ficoey are dangerous, first of all , for... the european union itself, because they openly propagandize, carry out advocacy against the european union, they say that the european union harms the citizens of their countries, and they use populist rhetoric, and brussels and others are interested, there have even been statements that we need to leave, but there are corruption scandals, there are even criminal scandals connected. inside the european union , there are talks about changing the voting mechanisms in order to move to a possible majority, perhaps some qualified majority, no less than there, for example, 75% or 90%, but so that no one has the right. not even a country, but a person, because a person can simply say, it doesn't matter what the parliament of that country decides, it doesn't matter what the meps of that country decide, it's important that the prime minister, a specific person decides, and i will vote against, because today i liked it so much and it's actually very bad, i

the personnel and administrative decisions of prime minister robert fico are a formal reason for protestse ministers of states that decided to freeze russian real estate. lots of noise and nothing. zelensky performed in his repertoire in kiev. did anyone expect to hear anything new and constructive at his press conference? a familiar spell in which, it seems, he himself does not really believe, but some details and sayings make even western observers think. moscow has a clear plan in the ukrainian conflict, but not kiev. kirill branin will continue. the atmosphere of strict secrecy in which the press conference was being prepared the day before should probably have drawn attention to the event, which would certainly be difficult to stand out in any way against the backdrop of the first zelensky marathon in his career in the fall of 2020. then everything happened in the food court among burgers and pizza and continued as many as 14 hours in a row. it was immediately clear that it was no longer possible to break one’s own record, because hardly anyone was able to withstand this sad spectacl

robert feet goes populist left party. the smear. s as the winning and forming a coalition government rather quickly. their platform pledge to hold oh, military aid to ukraine, but they denied being pro russian. meanwhile fico has been known to refer to the russian foreign minister survey labrons as a dear friend. are these mixed signals coming from brought us lava, or do you think this accurately reflects the sentiments of the slovak in citizens? and i think it does reflect us of i guess, citizens i think um what the, the, the election showed um that is the law care and in many european countries um, standard of living is going down. inflation is uh, on the rise um of the, the, there is a good continuing surge of migrants with governments not really able to cope with, with this uh, this flow of a migrant. um and people are really getting tired of this was because the war is impoverishing. your opinions? uh and then ultimately the slovak is like the hung ariens are asking, well, what are we getting out of this? uh, so leave aside the question of, of the danger of the escalation or the danger of, um, getting involved in those serious uh, shooting will uh, with russia. uh, you know, voters are just wondering