"We're at almost $300 billion for Ukraine and yet they're offering people $750 for the worst hurricane that anybody's seen. But more importantly than that is they don't have the people."He claimed that the response in North Carolina in particular was "a disaster" based on his impressions from visiting the state.
"One man - he's got a house that's gone, and he's sitting on a rock. You have to help them."
"As long as I am the prime minister of the Slovak Republic, I will lead the legislators, whom I have control over as a party chairman, to never agree to Ukraine's membership in NATO. Ukraine's entry into NATO would serve as a good basis for a third world war."Fico, a longtime critic of Western military and financial aid to Ukraine, has insisted that the conflict must be resolved through diplomatic means. He repeatedly warned against further escalation with Moscow.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday announced his intention to visit Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Speaking to the host of the Saturday Dialogues show on Slovakia's RTVS radio, Fico said the event should have nothing to do with today's conflicts.Shamefully, Washington utilizes any 'advantage' - the more despicable, the better."Who will stop me next year, when it will be the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, from going to a peaceful demonstration in Moscow? I think I will go. And why wouldn't I go. What does it have to do with the present time?"Fico said he would not let anyone forget that "freedom came from the East," apparently referring to the liberation of Slovakia from Nazi occupation by the Soviet Army in spring 1945. With regard to present-day Ukraine, he said he recently reiterated to authorities in Kiev that he does not understand why they continue to fight the Russians.
Since returning to power in 2023, Fico has stopped Slovak weapons deliveries to Ukraine. He has also repeatedly called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. At a press conference earlier this week, the premier vowed to do everything in his power to restore relations with Moscow once the fighting ends.
Earlier this month, Fico lambasted the West for condemning the atrocities committed by the Third Reich during WWII while turning a blind eye to Ukrainian troops wearing Nazi symbols. In a speech at the former site of Sered concentration camp in western Slovakia, he called on the global community to stop silently tolerating Kiev's forces using Nazi insignia.
Moscow has long tried to draw the attention of the global community to the growing influence of Nazi ideology among the Ukrainian public, and has made the "denazification" of Ukraine one of the goals of the military operation it launched in February 2022.
Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev accused the West earlier this year of nurturing and supporting modern Nazis by backing Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin also recently slammed the West for "forgetting the lessons of World War II" and "mocking history" by justifying the actions of current followers of the Nazis.
Comment: He may change his work address, but his heart will remain in keeping the war machine alive: