Slovakia suspends military aid to Ukraine

Slovakia has decided to stop military support for Ukraine. This was stated by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister Robert Fico and Parliament Speaker Richard Rushy after a joint meeting at Bratislava Castle, writes Aktuality.

Officials emphasized that the country would not continue to provide military aid to Ukraine, send troops, or participate in loan guarantees from the European Commission.

Pellegrini says Slovakia should have a representative at the talks "coalition of the willing". At the same time, Bratislava will not continue to support Ukraine militarily and will not send troops.

"I would not want Slovakia to run around like a wounded deer in this crisis that the European Union is going through and could be a victim of the significant shifts that could take place in Europe," Fico said.

Slovakia's assistance to Ukraine

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Bratislava transferred air defense systems and aircraft to Kyiv. In April 2022, Slovakia handed over Ukraine's only air defense division, the S-300, and in early 2023 the government approved transfer of MiG-29 aircraft.

In January 2023, Kyiv received two Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers from Bratislava.

The country helped with helicopters and ammunition. In June 2022, Slovakia handed over Ukraine receives five Mi series helicopters and Grad ammunition

Robert Fico's government in 2023 is officially blocked the latest aid package worth EUR 40 million.

• on September 10, the European Commission put forward an idea "reparations loan" of EUR 140 billion, based on the cash balances of Russian frozen assets.
• Thanks to the "reparations loan", Ukraine could receive 45 billion euros annually over the next three years – from 2026 to 2028.
• Fico has repeatedly claimedthe Ukrainian government has said that it will not support any decision to meet Ukraine's financial needs to cover military spending in the coming years.