© twitter.com/MFA_Ukraine Slovakia does not aspire to act as a “wounded fawn” assisting Ukraine, but intends to stay within the EU.
The encounter of the three leading figures of Slovakia – President Pellegrini, Prime Minister Fico, and Head of Parliament Raši, which occurred the previous day, affirmed their consensus concerning Ukraine, reports Aktuality.
After a conversation about the global situation and their own nation, the President of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini, the Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Richard Raši, and Prime Minister Robert Fico collectively declared their opposition to military aid for Ukraine. This arises from pronouncements made by the three highest constitutional officeholders following a shared luncheon at the Bratislava Castle Palace on Saturday.
Nevertheless, they verified their shared understanding that Slovakia ought to possess a representative at the Coalition of the Willing discussions.
Still, the stance of the Slovak Republic stays unchanged. Besides refraining from delivering further military support to Ukraine, Slovakia will not dispatch any soldiers and will not participate in the assurances of a substantial loan from the European Commission.
Each of the three, however, asserted that the EU represents a vital space for Slovakia, a component of which it desires to remain in the time ahead, although Fico cautioned that the Union has not before faced such a profound crisis. “I would lament if, amidst this crisis engulfing the European Union, Slovakia were to behave as a wounded fawn and risk becoming a casualty of considerable transformations that could transpire in Europe,” he stated. He also highlighted the breakdown of the global order and the adherence to global law. The matter of energy stability, he remarked, would also present a challenge.
According to President Pellegrini, all three are in agreement regarding the US military operation in Venezuela, which they regard as a blatant breach of global law.
It is worth recalling that, according to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Ukraine's entry into the Alliance is being impeded by the United States, Hungary, and Slovakia. Hence, in this instance, Ukraine requires security assurances to finalize a peace accord, according to him.
Rutte clarified that a key aspect of NATO is that any nation within the Euro-Atlantic territory can seek membership in the Alliance. Furthermore, during the previous year’s summit in Washington, the allies reached a consensus on Ukraine’s irreversible trajectory towards NATO.