12/22/2023 – Slovakia to block Ukraine’s NATO membership, says PM Fico

Robert Fico believes that Ukraine’s NATO membership could lead to a third world war.

From: Euromaiden Press BY EUHENIIA MARTYNIUK

Slovakia’s election winner Robert Fico, known for his anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, is unlikely to follow in Viktor Orban’s footsteps. Photo: TASR

In a radio interview, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico stated that he would veto Ukraine’s NATO membership.

“The party that holds the majority in the Slovak government will not agree to Ukraine’s NATO membership, as that would be the beginning of World War III,” he said.

Fico opposes Ukraine joining NATO and claims to have expressed this stance in a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. He is less concerned about Ukraine joining the EU, noting it could take years.

“If making an overstated political gesture was necessary to support Ukraine, I would have no issue with that…but Ukraine would have to meet all the conditions,” Fico said.

The pro-Russian politician Robert Fico wonSlovakia’s parliamentary elections this fall.

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