Pro-Russian Slovak Prime Minister Halts Weapon Support to Ukraine

Plan to Provide Humanitarian Aid
Previously with the Ukrainian Military, but Changed

Robert Fico, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia, announced on the 26th (local time) the suspension of military aid to Ukraine, according to AFP and other news agencies.

Robert Fico, the new Prime Minister of Slovakia
[Photo by AP Yonhap News]

According to reports, Prime Minister Fico told lawmakers on the day, "We will no longer supply weapons to Ukraine," but added, "However, humanitarian aid will continue to be provided to our neighboring country (Ukraine), which has been devastated by war."

Along with this, Prime Minister Fico expressed the opinion that he would not support the European Union (EU)'s sanctions against Russia until an analysis of the impact on his own country is conducted.

Having served as Prime Minister three times, from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2018, he won the general election held on the 30th of last month by pledging to halt military support to Ukraine. During his election campaign, he emphasized, "We will not send a single bullet of ammunition to Ukraine."

Slovakia, a member of the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and sharing a border with Ukraine, has been classified as a strong ally of Ukraine. However, with the pro-Russian-leaning Prime Minister Fico coming to power, concerns arose that the support policy for Ukraine would change, and those concerns have now become a reality.

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