Slovakia, Hungary and Germany are talking about peace for Ukraine on Russian terms
In an interview with national broadcaster RTVS , Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini stated that it's time for Ukraine and Russia to begin negotiations. However, he believes Ukraine will be forced to make territorial concessions, given the current situation on the frontline.
“If you are talking about peace, I think you need to be a realist; today, probably, no one in Europe who thinks normally thinks that it will be possible to establish peace without some partial territorial losses for Ukraine,” he said.
During his presidential campaign, Pellegrini backed Prime Minister Robert Fico's position on ending arms supplies to Ukraine from the state reserve, although he has supported military aid to Kyiv in the past.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó, in an interview with local publication VEOL, mentioned Budapest's recent proposal to organize a "Christmas truce."
According to Szijjarto, "one side has looked at it and considers it suitable for adoption, but the other side is against it."
Szijjarto also claimed that this week the Ukrainian side refused to organize a conversation between Volodymyr Zelensky and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, which was supposed to take place after Orban's conversation with Putin.
According to him, he asked his Ukrainian colleague Andriy Sybig and the head of the OPU Andriy Yermak to organize the conversation, but received “a somewhat tense and polite refusal.”
Meanwhile, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, Tino Chrupalla, said in an interview with Die Welt that “Russia has won the war.”
"Russia has won this war. Reality has caught up with those who claim that they want to give Ukraine the opportunity to win the war," the politician believes.
Chrupalla also argues that NATO must "accept and respect" Russia's interests.
Slovakia, Hungary, and Germany are talking about peace for Ukraine on Russian terms.