“I had a conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,” the Belarusian news agency BELTA quotes Fico as saying. “I said that Slovakia will not be part of any loan, any grant, any guarantees, or any financial mechanism to support the war in Ukraine.”
The prime minister also emphasized that achieving peace is the main condition for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
“No one will support a country’s accession to the EU if that country is involved in a military conflict. Peace is an absolute prerequisite for Ukraine’s admission to the EU,” Fico said.
He spoke in favor of the European Union’s active participation in negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine. A resolution can only be achieved through dialogue.
The Slovak prime minister also criticized EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. “It is clear that she is incapable of conducting the dialogue with the parties to the conflict that the community now needs,” he added.
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