Slovak Pro-Russain PM Fico vows to block Ukraine’s NATO membership
October 6, 2024
He pledges to block Ukraine’s NATO accession for as long as he’s in office, which is until at least 2027.
by JesusMcTurnip
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has declared his intention to block Ukraine from joining NATO as long as he remains in office, according to a report by Politico on 6 October. This stance contrasts sharply with the position of NATO’s leadership, which aims to include Ukraine in the alliance after the end of its war with Russia.
The admission of new countries to NATO requires unanimous agreement from all member states, as stipulated in the alliance’s 1949 founding treaty. This means that Fico’s opposition could potentially block Ukraine’s membership until at least 2027, when his current term is set to end. On Slovak TV, Fico stated,
“As long as I am head of the Slovak government, I will direct the MPs that are under my control as chairman of the [ruling Smer] party never to agree to Ukraine’s joining NATO.”
Fico’s declaration stands in opposition to the recent statement by NATO’s new Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who said on 3 October,
“Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before, and will continue on this path until you become a member of our alliance.”
Since his reelection last fall, Fico has reversed Slovakia’s previous policy of providing material support to Ukraine in its war against Russian invasion. He has promised that his government will send “not another bullet” to Ukraine and has instead sought to improve relations with Moscow, aligning with the approach of Hungaria’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
On 3 October, Fico pledged to “do everything possible for the renewal of economic and standard relations with Russia.” He further emphasized this stance on 6 October by proposing to visit Moscow next May for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, “as long as I’m invited.”
Pro-Russian Robert Fico won Slovakia’s parliamentary elections last fall, repeatedly promising to halt weapons supplies to Ukraine. Fico has so far stopped his country’s military support to Ukraine and opposes Ukraine’s NATO accession.
NATO should take action against members who do not act in accordance with the interests of the alliance.
So he should just be ruled out as beeing defended. Nato won’t lose a war without slovakia which they would not lose with.
So fuck this putin pupped.
Slovak Prime Minister Fico is a dirty traitor and an enemy of European democracy. This bastard should end up in The Hague as an accomplice to the Russian imperialist policy, which he constantly supports with his statements. And soon he will also support it by concrete action.
Haha – what a fucking puppet
Robert Fico is looking for some safe hideout when he leaves the office. I guess a little villa for him and his mistress next to Yanukovich villa will do.
People like him make countries like Slovakia indebted to Ukraine for their stupid political decisions. They should be obligated to pay billions for all these blocks that led to more destruction and deaths in Ukraine.
It’s crazy that a country with an active military of just 19,500 and a defense budget of 2.85 billion USD can block the decisions of an alliance with an active military of 3,869,402 and a combined defense budget of 1.474 trillion USD.
Ffs now we have another one.
Well, sadly NATO membership will take a while. So whatever he promises, until 2027 will not be an issue.
Just kick Slovakia out and replace it w Ukraine.
Someone ought to knock his block off.
Dw guys, Slovakia is in the process of figuring it out. This collaborant has already been shot at once.
Traitor.
Hello NATO, the call is coming from inside your house.
NATO should have clear and simple rules about throwing members out.
We would be stronger with Ukraine in and Slovakia out.
Fuck Slovakia.
Don’t worry this POS won’t live forever, nor be PM for ever. One way or another he will be out off the office. He has like 3 years of being PM left, than he is out hopefully for good. Same with Orban. These f*ckers are on their last legs and so are their braindead supporters.
There is also a mutual defence clause in the EU treaty. It carries less weight than NATO since the USA is obviously the worlds police man, but it would also serve as a serious deterrent for Russian aggression. So Fico can publicly grandstand being a Russian bitch on NATO as long as he falls in line with fast tracking EU membership and then we can finalize NATO membership after he’s gone.
solution – kick slovaks out of NATO and the European Union.
Looking for a payoff, eh?
Disband NATO before lunch, Re-launch NATO after lunch without the enemy within.
A to kurwisko!
Not going to have gas from 1st January I guess.
Well, another spanner in the works I see.
Does being a member of NATO preclude a nation from entering into other regional security and defence pacts?
If it does not, given the mixed support from NATO aand the EU, what’s the potential for nations neighbouring Russia like Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, and Ukraine from forming their own pact or alliance for certain scenarios?
Ukraine isn’t going to be offered NATO actual immediate membership as opposed to a sometime in the future promise while it’s in a hot war with Russia. And it doesn’t seem like that war will finish anytime soon so I dare say he might well be gone by then.
Meh, let Russia invade see how his bullshit changes
Fico was elected with massive help from Russia. Another traitor in our midst.
The European peoples need to wake up and realize that we are under attack
Just another reason for Ukraine to block the transfer of Russian oil via the pipeline that crosses their territory on its way to Slovakia.
NATO has been highly ineffective and there needs to be a overhaul of who can vote when they allow a new member in and also away to remove or sanction members that are off the rails.
Slovak PM will shut his mouth when EU money stops coming in… Another self proclaimed dictator working on annihilating himself! Keep up the good work, the world cant wait to start functioning without these knobheads…
NATO is past its expiry date with countries like Slovakia and Hungary.
Putin is fucked and anyone who associate themselves with Putin will also be fucked…by liberty. I came here to say fuck you, Russia.
Very simple, publicly repeat that video with photos of Russian aggression in Slovakia. The openly discuss on considering expelling them
35 comments
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has declared his intention to block Ukraine from joining NATO as long as he remains in office, according to a report by Politico on 6 October. This stance contrasts sharply with the position of NATO’s leadership, which aims to include Ukraine in the alliance after the end of its war with Russia.
The admission of new countries to NATO requires unanimous agreement from all member states, as stipulated in the alliance’s 1949 founding treaty. This means that Fico’s opposition could potentially block Ukraine’s membership until at least 2027, when his current term is set to end.
On Slovak TV, Fico stated,
“As long as I am head of the Slovak government, I will direct the MPs that are under my control as chairman of the [ruling Smer] party never to agree to Ukraine’s joining NATO.”
Fico’s declaration stands in opposition to the recent statement by NATO’s new Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who said on 3 October,
“Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before, and will continue on this path until you become a member of our alliance.”
Since his reelection last fall, Fico has reversed Slovakia’s previous policy of providing material support to Ukraine in its war against Russian invasion. He has promised that his government will send “not another bullet” to Ukraine and has instead sought to improve relations with Moscow, aligning with the approach of Hungaria’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
On 3 October, Fico pledged to “do everything possible for the renewal of economic and standard relations with Russia.” He further emphasized this stance on 6 October by proposing to visit Moscow next May for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, “as long as I’m invited.”
Pro-Russian Robert Fico won Slovakia’s parliamentary elections last fall, repeatedly promising to halt weapons supplies to Ukraine. Fico has so far stopped his country’s military support to Ukraine and opposes Ukraine’s NATO accession.
NATO should take action against members who do not act in accordance with the interests of the alliance.
So he should just be ruled out as beeing defended. Nato won’t lose a war without slovakia which they would not lose with.
So fuck this putin pupped.
Slovak Prime Minister Fico is a dirty traitor and an enemy of European democracy. This bastard should end up in The Hague as an accomplice to the Russian imperialist policy, which he constantly supports with his statements. And soon he will also support it by concrete action.
Haha – what a fucking puppet
Robert Fico is looking for some safe hideout when he leaves the office.
I guess a little villa for him and his mistress next to Yanukovich villa will do.
People like him make countries like Slovakia indebted to Ukraine for their stupid political decisions. They should be obligated to pay billions for all these blocks that led to more destruction and deaths in Ukraine.
It’s crazy that a country with an active military of just 19,500 and a defense budget of 2.85 billion USD can block the decisions of an alliance with an active military of 3,869,402 and a combined defense budget of 1.474 trillion USD.
Ffs now we have another one.
Well, sadly NATO membership will take a while. So whatever he promises, until 2027 will not be an issue.
Just kick Slovakia out and replace it w Ukraine.
Someone ought to knock his block off.
Dw guys, Slovakia is in the process of figuring it out. This collaborant has already been shot at once.
Traitor.
Hello NATO, the call is coming from inside your house.
NATO should have clear and simple rules about throwing members out.
We would be stronger with Ukraine in and Slovakia out.
Fuck Slovakia.
Don’t worry this POS won’t live forever, nor be PM for ever. One way or another he will be out off the office. He has like 3 years of being PM left, than he is out hopefully for good. Same with Orban. These f*ckers are on their last legs and so are their braindead supporters.
There is also a mutual defence clause in the EU treaty. It carries less weight than NATO since the USA is obviously the worlds police man, but it would also serve as a serious deterrent for Russian aggression. So Fico can publicly grandstand being a Russian bitch on NATO as long as he falls in line with fast tracking EU membership and then we can finalize NATO membership after he’s gone.
solution – kick slovaks out of NATO and the European Union.
Looking for a payoff, eh?
Disband NATO before lunch, Re-launch NATO after lunch without the enemy within.
A to kurwisko!
Not going to have gas from 1st January I guess.
Well, another spanner in the works I see.
Does being a member of NATO preclude a nation from entering into other regional security and defence pacts?
If it does not, given the mixed support from NATO aand the EU, what’s the potential for nations neighbouring Russia like Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, and Ukraine from forming their own pact or alliance for certain scenarios?
Ukraine isn’t going to be offered NATO actual immediate membership as opposed to a sometime in the future promise while it’s in a hot war with Russia. And it doesn’t seem like that war will finish anytime soon so I dare say he might well be gone by then.
Meh, let Russia invade see how his bullshit changes
Fico was elected with massive help from Russia. Another traitor in our midst.
The European peoples need to wake up and realize that we are under attack
Just another reason for Ukraine to block the transfer of Russian oil via the pipeline that crosses their territory on its way to Slovakia.
NATO has been highly ineffective and there needs to be a overhaul of who can vote when they allow a new member in and also away to remove or sanction members that are off the rails.
Slovak PM will shut his mouth when EU money stops coming in…
Another self proclaimed dictator working on annihilating himself!
Keep up the good work, the world cant wait to start functioning without these knobheads…
NATO is past its expiry date with countries like Slovakia and Hungary.
Putin is fucked and anyone who associate themselves with Putin will also be fucked…by liberty. I came here to say fuck you, Russia.
Very simple, publicly repeat that video with photos of Russian aggression in Slovakia. The openly discuss on considering expelling them
Fico gonna Fafo.