Poland May ‘Forgive’ Fico’s Moscow Trip if he Unblocks Ukraine Aid, Sikorski Says

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Warsaw could “forgive” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for his planned trip to Moscow if he helps unblock EU aid for Ukraine, including a €90 billion package. Fico’s planned attendance at Russia’s May 9 Victory Day has already sparked tensions in the EU, with several states restricting his flight route. A long-time critic of military aid to Kyiv, Fico has worked alongside Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to slow EU support measures, though recent signals suggest a possible softening toward Ukraine’s EU ambitions. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Poland's Foreign Minister Rados?aw Sikorski speaks to the media as he arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council to discuss Russia?s war of aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, in Brussels on March 16, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, has said Warsaw may “forgive” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s planned visit to Moscow if he helps unblock EU aid for Ukraine. Fico’s planned trip to the Russian capital for the annual May 9 Victory Day commemorations of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II has already caused diplomatic waves in the EU.  Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Poland and the Baltic states refused to allow his plane to fly through their airspace for the visit, forcing him to fly through the Czech Republic instead.  Fico’s planned visit to Moscow comes amid a backdrop of hampering EU aid to Ukraine, including a crucial loan of €90 billion.   Sikorski referred to the trip in comments at the Defence24 Days security conference in Warsaw on Wednesday.   “I read an interview with Prime Minister Fico a few days ago,” Sikorski was quoted as saying by Slovakia’s national news agency, TASR. “He actually sounded very positive. If he unblocks aid to Ukraine but also goes to Russia, maybe we can forgive him.”  ‘Not a single bullet’  Fico has been a stalwart opponent of aid to Ukraine, vowing when he took office in 2023 that  “not a single bullet”  would be provided by Bratislava.  Along with former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, another EU leader with strong pro-Moscow sympathies, Fico has wielded his EU veto to hamper military and financial aid to Kyiv as well as sanctions on Moscow.  Other Topics of Interest Poland Celebrates 235th Anniversary of Europe’s First Modern Constitution Poles today mark the landmark 1791 charter that modernized the state, abolished the liberum veto, and established the separation of powers as a symbol of national identity and freedom. Fico has also vociferously questioned Ukraine’s EU membership ambitions, a stance he appeared to have softened in recent days.  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the weekend that Fico had assured him that  Slovakia now supports Kyiv’s EU bid , as relations between the two neighbors show signs of warming.   Fico and Zelenskyy met at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Monday during which the planned €90 billion EU loan package for Ukraine was discussed and the Slovak prime minister assured Ukraine’s leadership Bratislava “will not stand in the way.”