Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova opposed the provision of a new military aid package to Ukraine in connection with the results of the parliamentary elections, where the anti-Ukrainian party Smer-SD of former Prime Minister Robert Fico won.
This is reported by the Slovak edition of Dennik N.
The journalists learned that the Ministry of Defense of this country is considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with another military aid package.
It could have been handed over during the presidency of the technocratic government of Ludovit Odor, but President Zuzana Chaputova, who is politically responsible for the cabinet, is against such a plan.
In a comment to Dennik N, Chaputova’s spokesman, Martin Stryzhynets, explained that she was “respecting the results of the democratic elections”, the winner of which, Smer-SD, promised voters “not to give Ukraine a single bullet”.
The Slovakian president believes that ignoring this position of the Smer-SD and “some other” parties “would set an unfortunate precedent for the future.”
Ukraine’s response
NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov spoke of the “enormous influence of Russian agents.”
“Keep in mind that the influence of Russian agents in Slovakia is enormous. They were first in Prague, and then, given that they were chased around a bit, they moved to Bratislava. And what we see today is the influence of the Russian Federation, which is trying to inflame the situation in Europe,” he said at the telethon.
What is known about the elections in Slovakia
On April 9, law enforcement officials in Slovakia closed a criminal case against Robert Fico for publishing a video of the transfer of the S-300 air defense system to Ukraine.
Later, Robert Fico said he wanted to cancel military and political support for Ukraine
On September 30, parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia, where one of the leading parties was Robert Fico’s Smer, which has a pro-Russian orientation.
According to the results from almost all polling stations counted as of the morning of October 1, Robert Fico’s Smer party is winning the Slovak parliamentary elections.
On October 2, Robert Fico initiated peace talks on Ukraine after the victory of the Smer party in the parliamentary elections.
Slovakia’s Foreign Ministry accused Russia of interfering in the parliamentary elections and summoned a Russian embassy official after Russia’s remarks about the “American footprint” in the country.
