Cease-fire violations and reports of Russian troops being built up on the Ukrainian border are worrying, Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok (a Freedom and Solidarity/SaS nominee) stated on Tuesday, adding that Slovakia continues to strongly support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and calls for restraint and de-escalation of tensions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last Thursday accused Moscow of concentrating troops on the border with Ukraine. The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union have also expressed solidarity with Ukraine in this regard. The Kremlin didn't deny the movement of its troops. However, it said that Moscow "doesn't endanger anyone" and that it can move its troops around its territory at its own discretion.
The armed conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in 2014, when Russia annexed the Ukrainian Crimean Peninsula and pro-Russian separatists seized control over parts of eastern Ukraine's Donbas. Kiev and Western nations have accused Moscow of providing armed support for Donbas separatists, which Russia denies.
