On March 21st, Slovak Prime Minister Fizo emphasized at an EU summit on March 20th that the EU’s military aid plan for Ukraine should be based on voluntary member states, and Slovakia cannot be forced to allocate 250 million euros from its budget for military aid to Ukraine, which would undermine other domestic priorities. Fizo stated that EU member states share the same view on enhancing European security, but there are still different positions among member states regarding aid to Ukraine. The EU Council must respect the free decision-making power of each member state in providing military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, Slovakia will not agree to the aid plan. Fizo reiterated that Slovakia will not provide any funding or military assistance to Ukraine.
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