The “silent tolerance” is explained by geopolitical considerations, Slovakia’s Robert Fico has said
People eager to condemn the atrocities committed by the Third Reich are at the same time turning a blind eye to Ukrainian troops wearing Nazi symbols today, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has lamented.
The head of the country’s government visited the holocaust museum located at the site of the former concentration camp Sered on Monday in what is now western Slovakia. In a speech, he highlighted the need to educate new generations about the crimes committed by Nazis during World War II before bringing up the Ukraine conflict.
“We all talk about fascism, Nazism, while silently tolerating units moving across Ukraine that have a very clear label and are connected to movements that we consider dangerous and forbidden today. Since it is a geopolitical fight, nobody cares,” Fico said.
“I want to pay tribute to the victims, not with pathetic…