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Slovakia, under the leadership of Robert Fico, has repeatedly spoken out against arms supplies to Ukraine.
Slovakia will oppose new ideas that contribute to the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the Prime Minister of the Republic Robert Fico, RIA Novosti reports.
“We will not agree if someone comes again with a “brilliant” proposal on how to support the war in Ukraine. There is no military solution to the war in Ukraine,” he said.
According to Fico, Bratislava does not look at the situation in Ukraine in black and white and is aware of the causes of the conflict. He called on the European Union (EU) to use more diplomacy rather than weapons to resolve the crisis.

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