Slovakia completely abandons military support for Ukraine, after the country’s leaders, including the president and prime minister, have decided not to send soldiers and no longer provide military aid to Kiev.
The decision was made in the context in which the President of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Richard Raši (Hlas-SD), and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated that there is agreement on fundamental issues related to Slovakia’s interests domestically and abroad, writes the publication Aktuality.
According to the president, the country will not continue to militarily support Ukraine, will not send any soldiers and will not participate in guarantees for a large loan from the European Commission.
The publication specifies that this was agreed on Saturday, January 10, during a joint lunch, where Pellegrini, Fico and Raši discussed key aspects of Slovakia’s domestic and foreign policy.
The information comes after the Slovak Minister of Defense, Robert Kaliňák, stated on January 1 that Ukraine will never join NATO and criticized the activity of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
He also conveyed that the European Union should not intervene in collective defense, and NATO should handle this aspect. The official also believes that a possible common European army would be an important element of federalization. “Either we are in NATO and then we don’t need it, or we are in Europe”, he said.
In October, Prime Minister Robert Fico, stated that Slovakia advocates for a quick end to the war in Ukraine rather than defeating Russia.