Croatian Prime Minister Andrei Plenovich responded to the words of President Zoran Milanovich that Ukraine “not a place in NATO”, and the revolution of the dignity was a “state coup”. It is reported by the Croatian edition Dnevnik.
According to Plenkovich, the words of the President of Croatia are not related to the position of the government, in addition, the prime minister asked for forgiveness from Ukraine.
“The policy of Croatia is to reduce tensions, preventing the possible conflict and support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine. This is our principled position,” Plenkovich assured, the words of which leads the publication “New Time”.
Also, the prime minister of Croatia said that he did not know what Croatian soldiers in the region I spoke Milanovich. He promised to “bring the last Croatian soldier” in case of escalation. “Taking into account that in Ukraine there are no soldiers, and the contingent in Poland has already returned, I do not know which military intends to bring the president. His statement about corruption in Ukraine is not our position, and I ask for forgiveness before Ukrainians for such absoluteness, “said Plenkovich.
After the statements of the President of Croatia, the Croatian ambassador called in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The Ukrainian foreign policy department requires public refutation of Milanovich’s words. “The Croatian President demonstrated his dismissive attitude and ungratefulness for the help that Ukraine and Ukrainians provided Croatia during her struggle for independence, as well as in the fight against devastating fires in the past,” stressed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.