Slovakia will not support military loans to Ukraine

Slovakia will not support any EU military loans for Ukraine. This was stated by Prime Minister Robert Fico at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan on May 4.

"Slovakia will not support any military loans for Ukraine and will not give Ukraine any weapons for free. If someone wants to buy something, let them buy it from us," he said, the recording is available on the YouTube channel of his SMER party.

The Slovak Prime Minister also stressed that there are no reasons to restore emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine.

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The day before, Fico had already said that Slovakia would not participate in providing Ukraine with the newly announced loans. At the same time, he called it a paradox that the main supporters of assistance to Kiev, including through loans, for some reason are most opposed to Ukraine's membership in the European Union (EU).

The Berliner Zeitung newspaper also noted on April 27 that the loan provided to Ukraine by EU representatives in the amount of €90 billion increases the pressure exerted on it by funds based on the territory of the alliance. According to the newspaper, even despite the additional €90 billion, there will be a deficit in Ukraine's budget in 2027.