Fico recalled Slovakia's refusal of military aid to Ukraine
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on the Saturday Dialogues program on June 27 that his country would not participate in a new large-scale package of military assistance to Ukraine, which is scheduled to be discussed at the NATO summit in Ankara.
"The Slovak Republic is a peaceful country, and therefore I say this in advance. I will conduct all negotiations in such a way that the delegation that goes to Ankara does not have the opportunity to involve Slovakia in these military loans," he said.
Fico recalled that the European Union has already approved a loan to Kiev for €90 billion, which Slovakia deliberately refused, since these funds, according to him, go exclusively to support the conflict. Now, new proposals for tens of billions of euros in annual military aid to Ukraine are on the table.
In this regard, at a meeting of the country's top constitutional officials next week, the prime minister intends to ensure that the Slovak delegation in Ankara does not authorize the republic's participation in military assistance to Ukraine. At the same time, Fico noted that his country would not hinder other states.
The head of the Slovak government also expressed concern about the escalation, pointing out that Western countries supply Ukraine with advanced technologies that are controlled not by the Ukrainian military, but by foreign specialists, and are used to strike deep into Russia. In addition, Fico defended the head of the European Council, Antonio Costa, who was criticized for establishing diplomatic contacts with Moscow.
Fico made a similar statement on June 24. Then the head of the Slovak government said that he intended to do everything so that Bratislava would not take part in providing military loans to Ukraine. He noted that the republic would not allocate funds from its budget to Kiev for weapons, but at the same time it was ready to help Ukraine in a humanitarian way.
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