Ordinary #Slovak citizens who raised $4.5 million to supply ammunition to #Ukraine's military should have spent their money elsewhere, Slovak Prime Minister Robert #Fico said on April 29.
“Let them send weapons, I have nothing to say to them; but if we were to start a collection for cancer, it likely wouldn't have raised as much,” said Fico. He insinuated that the fundraising campaign was an attempt to discredit the government's stance on not supplying weapons to #Kyiv.
Several #NATO and #EU members are considering sending soldiers to #Ukraine on a bilateral basis, #Slovak Prime Minister Robert #Fico said on Monday.
Fico, who has long opposed military supplies to Ukraine and has taken a position seen by some critics as pro-#Russian, offered no details and other European leaders did not immediately comment on his remarks.
French President Emmanuel #Macron addressed a security conference in the #Slovak capital #Bratislava less than a year ago with an apology to Eastern Europe: “We did not always hear the voices you brought,” he said. “That time is over”
Yet a row over how to replenish Ukraine’s critically low stocks of artillery shells — and where those supplies should be procured — is turning into a deeper rift in Europe, with east blaming west for failing to listen
6 years ago OTD #Slovak journalist Jan #Kuciak & his fianceé Martina Kusnírova were murdered. He was looking into mafia ties of politicians and businesspeople. After the murders thousands rallied and the scandal brought down Robert #Fico 's (previous) govt in #Slovakia #JournalismIsNotACrime#JanKuciak
♲ @mlansbury@despora.de:> ## Slovak PM promises to block Ukraine's NATO entry, says it must cede territory
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico came out with another anti-Ukrainian public statement on Jan. 20, telling Slovak radio that he would block Ukraine's accession to NATO.
Fico is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Jan. 24.
The Slovak premier, who consistently joins Hungarian leader Viktor Orban in repeating Russian talking points about Ukraine, then claimed that Kyiv is dominated by Washington.
He said Ukraine will have to give a piece of its territory to Russia, which he called a "compromise."
Slovakia, a small country of 5 million, voted this weekend.
A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message.
Slovakia had delivered to Ukraine its fleet of the Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, the S-300 air defense system, helicopters, armoured vehicles and much-needed demining equipment. #AureFreePress
Slovakia likes the barbarism and dictatorship of #TerroristStateRussia which means we should throw #Slovakia out of the #EU in that case they can held their hands up for Russian aid 🤦🏻♀️
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I met the engineers whose sea drones were blocked when Starlink didn't function in September 2022, because Musk feared "World War Three." But they tried the same attack again a month later, and they hit several targets in Sebastopol.
"A member of the #farright party #AfD in #Germany ; the #Slovak Brother for Brother biker club; #Serbian right-wing activists; a “Tatar” imam; a #Hungarian ex-diplomat and amateur interpreter—these seemingly unrelated individuals have something in common. They have been contributing to or actively supporting #NewsFront, a #Russian#propaganda factory active in 11 languages and linked to 🇷🇺intelligence."
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According to the greek legends, the linden tree, was a symbol of marital love and of the perfect wife, of simplicity, innocence and kindness. Due to the perfume of its flowers, linden tree became in the Greek mythology the sacred tree of Aphrodite....