Newly appointed Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will not back further military aid to Ukraine nor support further sanctions against Russia at a European Union summit, Slovak media cited him as saying. Fico, a three-time prime minister last in power in 2018 and appointed for a fourth time this week, told a parliamentary committee he would not support military aid for Kyiv as he was heading for an EU leaders summit in Brussels on October 26-27. Fico campaigned heavily in a September election on pledges to halt military aid to Ukraine, make foreign policy independent, and protect borders from illegal migrants.
Slovakia's Fico Says He Will Not Support More Military Aid To Ukraine At EU Summit
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (file photo)