6 hours agoFico: Slovakia to block any EU effort to impose sanctions on Russia
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Slovakia will block any European Union efforts to impose sanctions on Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said today after the country's parliament adopted a resolution urging the government not to support any new penalty measures against Moscow. Fico added that Slovakia wants to remain constructive within the EU, but in it [...]
Fico added that Slovakia wants to remain constructive within the EU, but at the same time said parliament's resolution is a political instrument carrying a strong message, Reuters reported.
If there are sanctions that will harm us, I will never vote for them”, he said at the press conference, followed. Periscope.
Slovakia, a member of NATO and the EU, has been divided by its Western allies over its attitude towards Ukraine since Fico and his left-wing nationalist coalition government came to power, Reuters reported.
Bratislava stopped providing state military aid to Kiev during the war with Russia.
Fico is also opposed to the country's trade sanctions, claiming they harm Slovakia and the EU more than Moscow.
At the moment, it is not clear to what extent the resolution adopted by parliament is binding constitutional, according to Reuters.
