“I will be able to’t say for what function or what they might do there.”
In line with Fico, the conflict in Ukraine isn’t going as anticipated: “This [Paris] assembly is affirmation that the Ukraine means of the West has utterly failed,” he stated, with out offering main points.
Talking following a gathering of Slovakia’s safety council and cupboard on Monday morning, Fico stated such plans risked escalating the Ukraine conflict, and stressed out that Slovakia would now not take part.
The Russia-friendly Slovak chief has prior to now come below fireplace for his pro-Moscow stances, announcing in January as an example that the one method to prevent the conflict in Ukraine was once for Kyiv to surrender a few of its territory.
Czech PM Petr Fiala, who could also be because of attend the Paris assembly, disavowed Fico’s remark: “The Czech Republic undoubtedly isn’t getting ready to ship any squaddies to Ukraine, no one has to fret about that.”
POLITICO contacted the NATO and EU press workplaces for remark, however won no reaction.
