The last time Slovak land was given to the aggressor in the name of peace, it ended with nothing good and did not bring peace to either the Slovaks or other nations,” said Tykhyi. Pellegrini had said that Ukraine and Russia “need to sit down immediately” for negotiations and that Kyiv “will be forced to make territorial concessions.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reminded Slovakia’s President that territorial concessions to an aggressor during World War II “did not turn out well” nor did they bring peace. — Ukrinform.

The European Union gave preliminary backing to a 15th package of sanctions against Russia that includes an extension of an exemption for Slovakia to trade petroleum products derived from Russian oil through early June.

"When it comes to peace, I believe that realism must be maintained. Today, probably no sensible person in Europe believes that peace can be achieved without some partial territorial losses for Ukraine,

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