Slovakia offers to "forgive Russia" for aggression against Ukraine — Szybiga reacts harshly

Andriy Sybiga

Olha Pokotylo

The head of the Slovak Foreign Ministry, Yuriy Blanar, admitted that Russia will have to "forgive Russia for everything that happened" regarding the war against Ukraine. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry responded.

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Slovakia's willingness to forgive Russia for its invasion of Ukraine has sparked a contentious debate, with the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry strongly opposing the idea.
The Slovak Foreign Ministry's suggestion of forgiving Russia's actions as a means to restore communication with Moscow is met with criticism from Ukrainian officials, emphasizing the need for accountability for Russia's crimes.

Sibiha reacted harshly to the accusations of the Slovak Foreign Ministry

Juraj Blanar suggests that the EU will have to look for opportunities to restore communication with Moscow.

According to him, "maybe even forgive everything that happened."

He believes that to resolve the war in Ukraine, it is necessary to establish communication with Russia, because, in his opinion, there is no military solution.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Szybiga reacted harshly to Slovakia's accusations.

Yury, Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes. It is naive to expect that a criminal will stop if his crime is forgiven, not punished. Russia will slap you on the other cheek.

Andriy Sybiga

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Sibiga also noted that those who have not lost anyone in this war have no right to make such statements.

Juraj, Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes. 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. pic.twitter.com/ALLzGT6ugP
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) June 30, 2025