Why Slovakia’s Fico hates Ukraine - POLITICO
Oct 19, 2023 · ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO, Slovakia — Slovakia's new leader Robert Fico made waves during the country's recent election campaign by warning that he would not send "another bullet" to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion.
Ukraine will never join NATO on my watch, says Slovakia PM Fico
Oct 6, 2024 · Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico vowed on Sunday to block Ukraine from joining NATO for as long as he is head of the country's government. NATO's leadership wants Ukraine to join the military alliance after its war with Russia ends in order to deter further aggression from Moscow, but Fico's declaration highlights the political difficulties ...
Slovakian PM Robert Fico pledges to prevent Ukraine's NATO
Oct 7, 2024 · Slovakia's Robert Fico vowed he would not allow Ukraine to become a member of NATO as long as he was prime minister, in another blow to Kyiv's aspirations to join the alliance amid Russia's...
Slovakia's Fico: 'Ukraine will not be invited to join NATO'
Dec 18, 2024 · Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that Ukraine will not be invited to join NATO, and that Russia will not withdraw its troops from the occupied Crimean peninsula or other parts...
Robert Fico: Ukraine will not receive an invitation to NATO and …
Dec 18, 2024 · "Ukraine will not receive an invitation to join NATO. Russia will never leave Crimea or the territories it controls. Whoever does not know the Russian soul must forget that he can defeat it," the Slovak politician said. He also believes that the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine can continue if it is called "something else."
Robert Fico: Ukraine will lose a third of its territory and will not ...
Dec 12, 2024 · 🟦 Slovakia will not support Ukraine's NATO membership as long as Fico is head of cabinet; 🟦 The West, after its failure, will sacrifice Ukraine. The country could be divided like Czechoslovakia in 1938; 🟦 Kiev will be offered security guarantees, such as the presence of foreign troops in Ukraine;
Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine
Dec 28, 2024 · Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening retaliatory measures against Ukraine if Kyiv stops Russian gas transit to Slovakia as of Jan. 1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week said his government “would not prolong the transit of Russian gas” once the current contract expires at the end of this year.
How Robert Fico used Covid and Ukraine to gain power in Slovakia
May 15, 2024 · But the Covid crisis created fresh opportunity for Robert Fico. He began appearing at mass demonstrations against the centre-right government’s restrictions to counter the pandemic.
Fico's threats to cut off electricity supplies won't work, Ukraine's ...
Dec 31, 2024 · Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's threats to cut off electricity supplies to Kyiv won't work, Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said in a Dec. 31 interview with Politico. Halushchenko said that Ukraine could compensate for any disruption by importing electricity from Romania and Poland ...
Robert Fico’s Stance on Blocking Ukraine’s NATO Accession
Oct 7, 2024 · Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who leads the Direction – Social Democracy (SMER-SD) party, recently made a clear declaration that he intends to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO while he is in power.