Slovakia’s newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged on Thursday to stop delivering weapons to Ukraine, just one day after taking office.
The prime minister told lawmakers that Slovakia would “no longer supply weapons to Ukraine” and would only send humanitarian aid to Kyiv, according to French newswire AFP.
“I will support zero military aid to Ukraine … An immediate halt to military operations is the best solution we have for Ukraine,” said Fico, who has had a fractious relationship with Ukraine going back over a decade. “The EU should change from an arms supplier to a peacemaker,” he added.
Well there is the risk of losing Ukraine’s goodwill. It’s one of the biggest countries bordering Slovakia. I’m quite sure there will be a lot of money flowing to Ukraine pre-EU to support reconstruction and preparation for joining the EU. There are many contracts to be lost etc…
It just makes no sense to be on bad terms with your direct neighbor just so you can be a simp for constantly drunk guy down the street that has nothing to offer and no perspective.
I mean Slovakia found out that russian technicians were fucking with the jets they were maintaining for Slovak military.
But it all makes sense when you realize that Fico only follows his own interests. He couldn’t care less about his country.
depends which “you” you’re talking about
makes no sense for slovakia in the next few years that’s for sure
but for fico…
if he can get political points by spewing russian BS that russia then backs up (both directly and indirectly) then that helps him personally politically
and who knows if he’s getting something compensatory from russia for it