Just days away from the incoming Trump administration in the United States, Zelensky and his inner circle continue to demand more and play the blame game.
Mihajlo Podoljak, an advisor to the Ukrainian president, told Italy’s La Stampa how slow decision-making in the United States and across Europe hurts his war-torn country.
He did have praise the Baltic states, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark for their assistance and even called Poland a key partner that “sends us everything we need.”
However, Podoljak said that other countries, namely Hungary and Slovakia, are “openly working against European unity. Going even further, he claimed both countries are on Putin’s side, slamming them for “not simply remaining neutral.”
The two countries have felt Kyiv’s vengeance, with Zelensky deciding to cut off gas transit from Russia starting Jan. 1. One American analyst, Mike Fredenburg, recently wrote about the situation Ukraine has recently put itself in, stating that the move makes one wonder if it was taken not so much to harm Moscow but to enact revenge on Hungary and Slovakia.
“Zelensky’s decision will likely hurt Ukraine more than it hurts Russia,” Fredenbutrg said, noting, among other things, that natural gas prices can only now continue to spike and that Ukraine relies on imports from Slovakia, in particular, for 17 percent of its electricity. He notably cited the irony of Zelensky’s revenge, as the gas he has cut off from Slovakia is needed to generate electricity Ukraine needs.
Remix News has reported that Slovak Prime Minister Fico has invited Zelensky to talks regarding the situation, suggesting the location to be near the Slovak-Ukrainian border and noting the historical solidarity between the two countries. Zelensky replied simply that he can “come to Kyiv.”
