President Kiska: Slovakia will never recognise Crimea's illegal annexation

Slovakia will never recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea, the country's president Andrej Kiska stated after meeting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during his official visit to Kiev on Wednesday. "We mustn't accept any political, military or economic interference on Ukraine's sovereignty," said Kiska, noting that he has the feeling that this aspect has recently been neglected. He noted that while things have improved somewhat in eastern Ukraine, there is no peace as of yet. Kiska added that Slovakia views it as important that the Minsk agreements as a whole be adhered to. The Slovak head of state also urged the EU's united and rigorous approach in this regard, noting that the possible lifting of sanctions slapped on Russia must be inextricably tied to the fulfilment of the Minsk agreements. Kiska promised Slovakia's support in Ukraine's attempts at reforms. He also pledged Slovakia's support to the EU's enlargement, adding that if Ukraine is interested in becoming an EU member and meets technical requirements, it has to have a chance of EU membership.