I would like to confirm that #Slovakia has provided #Ukraine with an air-defence system S-300. #Ukrainian nation is #bravely defending its sovereign country and us too. It is our duty to help, not to stay put and be ignorant to the loss of human lives under #Russia’s agression.
Follow
Eduard Heger
@eduardheger
Joined February 2018
Eduard Heger’s Tweets
I call about 🇸🇰 gov. decision to send 13 MiGs. We support brave people of #Ukraine who fight against #RussianAggression. They need tools to defend their homeland - without that there will be neither #peace nor #justice. I’ve accepted his invitation to visit 🇺🇦 soon.
Met special envoy for evacuation of 🇮🇳 citizens, mostly students, arriving to 🇸🇰 from 🇺🇦. Working 2gether saving lives. 🇷🇺 is putting them at risk & caused a death of 1 🇮🇳 student. I’ve shared my hope we join forces & act #together. It’s not east-west but life-death!
I’ve welcome HU PM Viktor #Orban to #V4 summit in #Kosice and as winter is approaching gave him a new #scarf #scarfgate.
🇸🇰 is very concerned about recent news on explosions in Polish town #Przewodow. I’ve contacted Polish PM to express our #solidarity and full #support. We will consult #Poland and other allies about the situation.
#Slovakia is by #Lithuania. We refuse Russia’s false accusations of 🇱🇹for the ban on transit of goods, which are not on sanctions’ list to #Kaliningrad. For those a free passage continues. This is another 🇷🇺disinfo campaign to inject uncertainty. We’ll stand by each other.🇪🇺
After two visits to #Kyiv, #Ukraine 🇺🇦 during the war, today I had a pleasure greeting in #Bratislava, #Slovakia 🇸🇰. We continue to stand together, side by side.
In #Ukraine w/ & we'ready to discuss our proposals for helping 🇺🇦 w/ & . To help getting #EU perspective by creating a #ReformTeam. To offer options for transporting #grains, incl.#wheat & to increase the use of 🇸🇰#HumanitarianHub.
#Slovakia's made a new #pledge to help 🇺🇦:
-530 mil.€ to #refugees &support 🇸🇰communities hosting #Ukrainians
-5 mil.€ for the development of 🇺🇦regions&internally displaced persons
-#Globally we support 🇸🇰online edu. platform taught in Ukrainian #SchoolToGo.
#StandUpForUkraine
In memory of our fellow citizens who suffered during the Soviet occup. in ‘68 & of those who suffer from 🇷🇺 invasion of 🇺🇦, 🇸🇰 govt does not consider allies far-right politicians, homegrown or from EU countries, who act as 🇷🇺 agents & claim a country loses if it is a member of 🇪🇺
Based on #reports of relevant #Slovak intelligence agencies my #government decided to expel 35 #Russian diplomats today. Their activities were not in line with Vienna diplomatic convention. We will always #defend our values, #democracy and #security of 🇸🇰
Following my call w/,
government has today approved further military assistance to #Ukraine: 486 air-defense missiles & anti-tank rockets, 100 air defense launchers. Grateful to M. of Defense . We’ll continue supporting our neighbour in all areas.
🇸🇰🤝🇺🇦
After listening to 's inspiring speech at #GLOBSEC2022 I realized that being sceptical about Ukraine’s #EUfuture & its candidate status is Russia’s narrative. This narrative cannot be ours. Let's, all of us, show that we are different & we do think differently.
Quote Tweet
Slovakia is a reliable partner of Ukraine. I met today in Kyiv with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence & Economy @RastislavKacer, @JaroNad & Karel Hirman. Grateful to PM @eduardheger for his strong support to during the war. We are working side by side for victory.
Pleasure to meet 🇺🇸 First Lady at 🇸🇰 🇺🇦 border crossing #VyšnéNemecke 2day. She’s met with our border police, first responders & volunteers helping Ukrainians. I am proud of Slovaks that opened their arms and hearts to people in need. #unitedforUkraine
1 year ago, #Russia broke all the rules of intern. law & started a brutal war against #Ukraine. Since then, Ukraine’s been fighting for our European values. 🇺🇦 belongs to the #EU & 🇸🇰’s been a strong supporter of its 🇪🇺 #integration. #PeaceFormula of is a way to go!
As a reaction to recent events in our geopolitical sphere and in #solidarity with #CzechRepublic, 3 members of the #Russian embassy in #Bratislava must complete their mission and leave #Slovakia within 7 days. We wish to build relationship with #Russia based on mutual respect.
At #EUCO I have informed 4 🇸🇰MiG-29s have arrived to 🇺🇦 today. We pushed 2 top up EPF w/ 3.5 bln € to sustainably deliver military help to #UA. In order to boost long-term #competitivness & sustainable growth = invest in cleantech industry, people & deepen Single Market. #Day1
Bratislava joining EU capitals on #EuropeDay2022 to show that #Slovakia & the entire #EU stand in #solidarity w/ Ukraine. We need to move beyond that & act. Therefore 🇸🇰's come up w/a concrete Plan for EU future of 🇺🇦, being presented these days to our 🇪🇺partners.
Prvé dni trávim so svojou manželkou v spoločnosti & jeho manželky Janky pri príležitosti otvorenia 56. Medzinárodného filmového festivalu v Karlovych Varoch #KVIFF56. Je to jasný dôkaz toho, že puto medzi 🇸🇰🇨🇿 v 🇪🇺 je silné 🤝.
#Slovakia awarded w/ a #StateAward of Alexander #Dubček - 🇸🇰symbol of #freedom & #hope. Putin decided to repeat in🇺🇦 what the Soviet Union had done in 1968 in Czechoslovakia. He's been using military power to suppress human desire for #democracy-this is unacceptable!
I strongly condemn today’s cowardly attacks of Russian forces on #civilians and civilian infrastructure in #Ukraine. 🇷🇺 attempts to spread fear and terror won’t break 🇺🇦 resolve and our #support. #SlavaUkraini 🇸🇰🇪🇺🇺🇦
There are only good reasons to #HelpUkraine. While we continue providing shelter to those fleeing the war area, today we’ve approved a 3rd #military aid in a row. This time worth 32.2 mil. EUR. If 🇷🇺attacks,🇺🇦 must be able to defend itself. #Russia stop this war! World is with 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 On the day of the #Ukrainian Independence we also #remember six months since Russian President Putin chose #war instead of peace. We have been standing by our #neighbour ever since and will continue to do so. The #world #standsbyukraine 🇺🇦
Just called w/ whose #leadership is truly impressive! I strongly condemn & I'm saddened by the recent #attacks on the 🇺🇦hospital, which I visited last year. #Ukraine proves every day that it belongs to #european community. Its fast #inclusion into #SingleMarket is key
I #strongly condemn Russia’s pseudo referendums on occupied territories of #Ukraine. It’s an illegal annexation, which can’t be accepted. We reiterate our #support for Ukraine’s full territorial #integrity and #sovereignty! 🇺🇦
I welcome today’s joint statement by Prime Minister and President on Finland’s #NATO membership. It would strengthen Finland's security and Finland would strengthen the entire defence alliance. I hope we would be able to welcome them in the Alliance ASAP.
The European Union is our extended #home&today we're celebrating 18th anniversary of #Slovakia being a valid member of this peace project. There's always room for improvement, but these times prove that joining 🇪🇺 was the right choice for 🇸🇰. #StrongerTogether
The #will and the #commitment of this #Ukrainian leadership during #wartime is lion-hearted.
#EU sanctions will today mark our #promise to act. #Slovakia is ready to support cutt-off of #Russia from #SWIFT. It is based on our values & past lessons.
Quote Tweet
Deep respect to President @ZelenskyyUa and the brave people of #Ukraine
The spirit of a free and democratic #Ukraine is strong.
0:32
As I told during #interview, there should be a #new track for a country like #Ukraine who's gone through war & wants to be part of #EU. Europe needs #new #tools to help 🇺🇦 w/#integration. #Ukraine fights for the entire 🇪🇺.
Good news - the Kyiv Oblast was liberated by 🇺🇦 forces. But pictures from #Bucha & #Irpin remind us of horrors of 20th c. - mass killings of civilians by Nazi & Soviet regimes. #stopthewar #neveragain #SlavaUkraini
📷: TASR/AP
The following media includes potentially sensitive content. Change settings
View
#Slovakia joins many nations at #Bucha summit in #Ukraine that, unlike #Russia, believe in rule of law, dignity of human life & just peace. 🇸🇰 as member of core group supports a Special Tribunal for the crime of #agression. All war crimes must be punished. Justice will be served.
I strongly condem a murder of two young people shot dead in #Bratislava last night by a radicalised teenager. No form of white supremacy, racism and #extremism against communities, incl. #LGBTI, can be tolerated. We will fight disinfo channels spreading hate &protect minorities
What we’ve seen by in Kyiv today is leadership, resolve, will to face the aggressor and firm stand on values of freedom & sovereignty. It reminds me of JFK and Ronald Reagan during the Cold War. and people of 🇺🇦are true heroes who deserve victory and justice.
We stand by #Ukraine in these difficult moments. The act of recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk by #Russia in the middle of diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful resolution to an escalation is #mindblowing. #Slovakia condems this decision, united w/ its allies & partners.
#Russia's broken all the rules of #InternationalLaw & #HumanitarianLaw. Dropping aviation bombs on shelters of innocent civilians is unacceptable! 🇸🇰continues supporting #Ukraine incl. #Mariupol w/ #military aid. The international community must help 🇺🇦 people.
#SaveMariupol
I was very sorry to hear about the sentencing of your husband & 5 other activists yesterday. The way Lukashenko has been treating #Belarusian people is unacceptable! Violence must be stopped & political prisoners released ASAP. We call for new & fair #elections!
“We flew EU flags in the revolutions. We flew them in the trenches. They will be in every city we free and we will continue to fly them during reconstruction.” - message of , leader of a candidate country, to the people of Europe this evening in Brussels.
W/ we just officially launched Poland-Slovakia #GasInterconnector, which connects Northern & Southern Europe. Thanks to this #European strategic project co-funded by🇪🇺, we’re one step closer to secure gas supplies&ensure #diversification by accessing LNG & gas from🇳🇴.
Shocked and saddened by shooting in popular Copenhagen Mall Fields - my deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those killed and injured. Our thoughts are with the people of Denmark. 🇸🇰 🇩🇰
Replying to
V reakcii na nedávne udalosti v našom geopolitickom priestore a zo solidarity s #Českom musia 3 členovia ruskej ambasády v #Bratislave ukončiť svoje pôsobenie a opustiť #Slovensko do 7 dní. Želáme si s #Ruskom budovať vzťah založený na vzájomnom rešpekte.
I condemn in the #strongest possible terms the illegal sham “referenda” conducted in parts of #Donetsk, #Kherson, #Luhansk, and #Zaporizhzhia regions. 🇸🇰 will never accept this shameful attempt to grab a land of neighbouring #country which reminds us of dark periods of #history.
We would be glad to take part in #peace process & #negotiations between #Ukraine & #Russia! has suggested #Bratislava & #Slovakia is ready to help! This shows how strong 🇸🇰🇺🇦 relations are. #WeAreAllUkrainians
President #Putin continues killing #children, #kidnapping mayors, targeting areas, incl. those close to our #EU & #NATO borders #IvanoFrankivsk or #Yavoriv. #EU and #NATO members must mobilize more weapons for 🇺🇦 to protect itself! Another round of #sanctions already on its way.
Since yesterday our firefighters’ve been present in the national park #CeskeSvycarsko to help our neighbour #Czechia w/ forest fires. Very soon they’ll be also joined by 🇸🇰 pilots & a helicopter to access a difficult terrain around #Hrensko. We are in this together!
Félicitations au Président pour sa réélection ! Le populisme et la destruction ont été vaincus. C'est une excellente nouvelle pour l'Europe et un choix responsable. Félicitations France! Et je me réjouis de poursuivre notre excellente coopération. 🇫🇷 🇸🇰 🇪🇺
Welcomed in 🇸🇰 who's proud of #Slovak people's #solidarity w/ #Ukraine. shares our #ambition to help 🇺🇦 get closer to #EU. We're #family! 🇷🇺 must stop the war or #EU is ready for more #sanctions. Will end our dependence on one #energy supplier.
I welcome the historic decision of #Sweden to become a NATO member. Sweden will be a great contribution to our collective defense and will be protected by strong security umbrella. I believe in speedy ratification process. 🇸🇪 🤝🇸🇰
#Gratulujem k víťazstvu v prezidentských voľbách v 🇨🇿. Zvíťazili hodnoty Novembra 1989, #pokoj, rozvaha, #slušnosť, cieľavedomosť. Zvíťazilo hľadanie riešení nad rozsievaním nenávisti. Zvíťazilo #spojenectvo a spolupatričnosť nad sebectvom. Teším sa na spoluprácu!
#Slovakia has today approved the largest military aid to a #European country. We deliver #ammunition & #fuels to #Ukraine worth 11 mil. EUR
Proud of our civil society also helping people in 🇺🇦 & those fleeing for shelter to 🇸🇰:
Congratulations to #Finland on becoming 31st member of NATO 2day! We look forward to intensified cooperation as #allies! You are a great asset to our alliance due to your values, clear stands, determination & resilience. Together we will defend #freedom & #democracy.
The #EU is first & foremost a #peace project. We were able to avoid war inside the EU. But 24 Feb. was a wake-up call. This mission is not over in Europe & world so we must continue. People deserve to live in peace, not in a tyranny. There's no alternative. #EuropeDay 🇪🇺🇸🇰
According to , Slovakia's solidarity w/ Ukraine will never be forgotten! All the aid that we've been providing's left a mark in world's history. As the President said, we'll do anything that we can to help 🇺🇦 become a master of its future again - incl. in the #EU.
I follow the unfortunate tragic event in Nowa Biała close to our borders. I am very sorry for the damage caused to the village and the loss of homes to over 100 people. , Slovakia is ready to provide any help you might need.
In the context of the ongoing Russia’s war in 🇺🇦 & Ukraine’s spring counter-offensive, our joint message together w/ & in the article below is clear: Ukraine, who has been fighting for our freedom & values must #win!
Great to welcome in #Slovakia ahead of #EUCO next week. We share the same priority-to cut off 🇪🇺 #EnergyDependency on #Russia. #Spain is ready to supply more options for gas to #EU. #Slovakia must benefit from #diversification. #StrongerTogether.🇸🇰🤝🇪🇸
Quote Tweet
The prime minister of Slovakia after visiting Ukraine: “The most important thing is that we cannot stop, we cannot stagnate.”
“We always have to help Ukraine till they win,” Eduard Heger tells EU Confidential: politi.co/3M6PZwr
Meeting at Kloster Banz gave me an opportunity to meet with and discuss , need for EU unity vis-a-vis Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, defense capabilities, energy situation & economic cooperation. We need to be brave and bold, show perseverance.
Strongly welcome&support today’s proposal of to bring tariffs on #Ukraine’s imports to the 🇪🇺 down to zero for one year. This is also one of the elements of 🇸🇰 Plan for 🇺🇦, which I shared at the summit in #Versailles. Just not for 1 year but for good.
Today we commemorate victims of the #Holodomor. 4-10 million Ukrainians died in 1932-33 as a result of the famine artificially caused by the Stalin’s regime. The Kremlin is again causing unjustifiable suffering for Ukrainians. We #StandWithUkraine as they fight for their freedom.
I welcome and commend that National Council of 🇸🇰 has agreed with overwhelming majority to accession of 🇫🇮 and 🇸🇪 to #NATO today. They are our long term security partners and will be great contributors to our collective #defence! #WeAreNATO
Replying to
🇸🇰 is ready to help ASAP by providing #Ukraine w/ additional #ammunition as requested by the President.
#Slovakia advocates for the toughest #sanctions against #Russia incl. its #exclusion from #SWIFT.
Congrats to & #Reform party for winning the 🇪🇪elections. #Estonians chose a strong pro-European & pro-Ukrainian stance because it’s in the national interest 2 keep us stronger & safer. Your new e-voting record also shows how democracy can benefit from #digitalisation.
Got 📞 from . I am grateful to #Belgium for the supplies of #humanitarian aid for people arriving to #Slovakia from #Ukraine. I am so #proud of the #EU and its leadership. 🇪🇺 is a community of #values, #freedom & #solidarity. We must embrace 🇺🇦 in a new way.
Together with the Prime Minister of Czechia we strongly condemn illegal and violent actions carried out by the Russian intelligence operatives. We will not allow these activities to divide Europe. - full text of #V4 declaration adopted at today’s VTC: bit.ly/3nlrrEN
EU has proved once again that it delivers on #sanctions respecting the principle that it hits #Russia more than it hits us. Oil embargo agreed at #EUCO will cut sharply revenues of Russia for leading the war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦🇪🇺 #unity
For the last #30yrs,🇸🇰 & 🇨🇿 have been the closest partners despite choosing their own path. Becoming an independent state means being responsible 4 strengthening our own #democracy. Today we’re proud members of the same project 🇪🇺, incl. #SingleMarket, which marks its 30 yrs too.
Today marks 5yrs since the murder of investigative #journalist Jan Kuciak & his fiancée Martina. Jan’s dedication to reveal the truth & fight corruption shall never be forgotten. An attack on journalists=an attack on democracy.#PotectionofJournalists must be priority.#AllforJan
I welcome today’s Hague court decision sentencing 3 culprits of shooting down MH-17 flight. It’s important justice was served in this form. They took away 298 innocent lives, including 80 children. But roots of this horrible crime lies even deeper. It must be dealt with!
📷 AP
