Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová makes final visit to Kyiv
Photo: Office of the President
The President of the Slovak Republic, Zuzana Čaputová, arrived in the Ukrainian capital on a farewell visit. For security reasons, her program of the visit has not been announced.
According to Extra Plus, the spokesman of Slovakia's head of state, Martin Stryzynets, reports this.
According to him, Čaputová's presidential term is coming to an end. In this connection, she makes farewell visits to countries.
Photo: Facebook / Zuzana Čaputová
The publication SME reported that the President of Slovakia has already paid tribute to the memory of 118 victims near the village of Moschun.
The president laid a bouquet of red roses at the Angel of Victory memorial.
"I came to a country where there is a war, where there is a difficult situation and enormous human suffering. My farewell visit is also an opportunity to bring this message to our home," Čaputová said.
Čaputová, unlike the current Slovak government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, supports the provision of military aid to Ukraine.
The current president's term ends in mid-June. During her farewell visits, she visits different countries. Later, Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of the pro-Russian Prime Minister Fico, will take over the post of president.
Україна та Словаччина підписали угоду про радіаційну, хімічну, біологічну та ядерну безпеку
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Last autumn, Slovakia held parliamentary elections, resulting in the rise of Robert Fico and the social democrats to power. Fico pledged to discontinue military support for Ukraine and prevent its accession to NATO.
Fico also repeatedly expressed his pro-Russian rhetoric. In particular, he insisted that the war was a "frozen conflict" and could not be resolved with military aid to Ukraine.
It is worth noting that the Slovak government refused to help Ukraine. In this connection, the country's citizens began to collect funds to purchase ammunition for Ukraine.
Recently, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal spoke with his Slovak counterpart, Ludovit Odor. The parties discussed the energy system and Bratislava's support for Ukraine in terms of electricity imports in the winter period.
In addition, Ukraine and Slovakia previously signed a contract to produce Zuzana 2 self-propelled guns.
Also, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is negotiating with Croatian DOK-ING and Slovakian Way Industries regarding the localization of the production of mechanized demining machines in Ukraine.
The President of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, said that Bratislava is ready to help Ukraine fulfill the requirements for full membership in the European Union as soon as possible.
