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Komárno – The initiatives of French President Emmanuel Macron in peace talks about Europe are in contrast to what Europe called for at the Munich conference. This was stated on Wednesday during a visit to Komárno by the President of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini, reports TASR correspondent.
“Europe, after feeling harsh statements from the United States, after seeing that peace talks would first take place between the United States and Russia, even without Ukraine, called for unification and coming together and finding some European position on this matter,” said Pellegrini.
According to him, this peculiar approach by Macron does the exact opposite and splinters the European Union, simply fragmenting it into smaller parts.
“First a summit, where only a few selected countries participated along with Great Britain, now another summit, which is supposed to be today, where there is another group of countries, where I did not understand why not only Hungary and Slovakia are not included, even though we border directly with the country of conflict. Strange! I do not understand how a country that borders the country where the war conflict is can not be invited to a summit on the future of Ukraine and post-war arrangements. A country that borders the country where sustainable peace is to be discussed,” noted the head of state and emphasized that what the French president is doing does not contribute to unity.
France will host the second summit on Ukraine and European security in Paris on Wednesday afternoon with the participation of a wider group of allies. It is to take place in a hybrid format, with several country leaders joining via video call, informs TASR.
At the first hastily convened meeting on Monday, leaders of France, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Italy, and Poland, as well as leaders of EU and NATO institutions, participated. The non-invitation of other countries from the twenty-seven was critically perceived by several states such as the Czech Republic and Slovenia. (February 19)
“First a summit, where only a few selected countries participated along with Great Britain, now another summit, which is supposed to be today, where there is another group of countries, where I did not understand why not only Hungary and Slovakia are not included, even though we border directly with the country of conflict. Strange! I do not understand how a country that borders the country where the war conflict is can not be invited to a summit on the future of Ukraine and post-war arrangements.” Peter Pellegrini