The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemned the visit of African diplomats to the occupied part of the Donetsk region, calling their stated goal of opposing colonialism a complete absurdity,

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi reacted sharply to a statement by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, who suggested that Ukraine should make territorial concessions for the sake of peace.

The last time Slovak land was given to the aggressor in the name of peace, it ended with nothing good and did not bring peace to either the Slovaks or other nations,” said Tykhyi. Pellegrini had said that Ukraine and Russia “need to sit down immediately” for negotiations and that Kyiv “will be forced to make territorial concessions.

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini's statement, in which he suggested that Ukraine may need to make territorial concessions for peace, reminding him of the fate of Slovak territories when they were surrendered to the aggressor.