"We are gas from the Russian Federation, they are unblocking assistance from the EU" - experts on agreement with Slovakia

Although Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo often allows himself provocative statements about Ukraine, he tries to act pragmatically and, in fact, exchanged gas transit through Ukraine to unblock Kiev assistance of 50 billion euros from the EU. Slovakia itself, more precisely its private machine -building sector is generally very interested in the repair and maintenance of Ukraine's military equipment.

The head of the Center for Analysis and Strategy Igor Chalenko and Candidate of Political Science Alexei Buryachenko told this in an interview with focus. Although specific arrangements for the supply of Russian gas through Ukraine to Slovakia have not yet been signed, Igor Chalenko notes, but for Slovaks gas from the Russian Federation is a very important raw material.

"Today Slovakia lacks gas through the Balkan stream and although it should come 4 billion cubic meters of gas every year, but most of it will take for itself Hungary," the expert notes. - With all efforts to diversify gas supply at least a third of Slovakia stocks. Russia. " In addition to unlock the help package for Ukraine from the EU managed to get from Slovakia equipment for fortifications, says Chalenko.

Today's contacts with the Slovak side should be active, but pragmatic as possible, he says, but without manifestations of anti -Ukrainianism. According to Alexei Buryachenko, Slovakia differs from Hungary with a better one from the point of stress of democracy by the situation. Unlike Victor Orban, who managed to "build up" in Hungary thanks to the control of the media and forces in parliament, Fitzo is more influenced by the opposition and local representatives of the engineering industry.

They are extremely interested in money, and mechanical engineering is the largest industry of this country - 60% of the entire industrial complex. "It is not necessary to fully demonize Fitzo, because he is still a balancer between his own desire to be" Orban "and the requirements of private business and opposition," says Buryachenko. "All his pro -Russian rhetoric is based on the needs of gas from the Russian Federation.

" According to Igor Chalenko, the task of Ukraine now is not to remove Slovakia. Although in the past government of the country of Kiev received for money EU and the US and Soviet aviation and tanks from that country, Fitzo Ukraine needs to maintain pragmatic relations. A complete conversation with experts will soon turn out on the YouTube channel of focus.