Fico: "If we continue to delay, I have no doubt that the President of Ukraine has the full capability to personally destroy this pipeline."
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called on the European Commission to force Zelenskyy to allow experts to enter the site of the "damaged" Friendship oil pipeline.
"The European Commission must force Zelenskyy to allow personnel to enter the so-called damaged location of the pipeline — it has the full means to do so.
Our intelligence and satellite images confirm that there is absolutely nothing wrong with the pipeline. If we continue to delay, I have no doubt that the President of Ukraine has the ability to personally destroy this pipeline. After all, the explosion of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipeline could not have been carried out by Ukrainian special forces without the knowledge of the President of Ukraine.
I will also propose to the President of the European Commission: if the Friendship oil pipeline in Ukraine really needs a simple repair like tightening a bolt, Slovakia can provide the repair capabilities. But the core message is: if needed, Slovakia is ready to take over from Hungary.
Currently, the 90 billion euro military aid to Ukraine has actually been frozen. But I am not naive. The President of Ukraine now says that the supply will be resumed in one and a half months — that is, after the Hungarian election — he is counting on the opposition winning. At that time, the opportunity to get oil from the East will be completely gone — unless another country takes over from Hungary's 'baton.'
Freezing this large-scale military aid to Ukraine is a legal means to force the resumption of oil supplies. Regardless, it is now the turn of the EU to step in."
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859241022517312/
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