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The Washington Post reported that an “unprecedented rift” has emerged between the Czech and Slovak governments due to their differences in support for Ukraine. The rift could widen if Russia-friendly Peter Pellegrini is elected as the next president of Slovakia in the upcoming elections. According to The Washington Post, there was never an “open rhetorical confrontation” between the two countries until the war in Ukraine, which is all the more concerning considering the two countries, which emerged after the peaceful bifurcation of Czechoslovakia, have maintained close relations until now. The American newspaper reported that the past month had witnessed a growing rift between Russia-friendly […] #Europe #UkraineWar Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/division-over-ukraine-aid-sparks-unprecedented-czech-slovak-rift/?feed_id=10291

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, said on March 2 in a video posted on social media that sending soldiers from the European Union and NATO to Ukraine could precipitate a global apocalypse. The social media post was made on the same day that the Slovakian foreign minister met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Fico also highlighted Ukraine’s inability to resolve the conflict despite the West’s substantial financial and military aid. He emphasised that an EU and NATO military presence in Ukraine could potentially alter the dynamics of the conflict and trigger […] #Europe #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/sending-nato-soldiers-to-ukraine-is-apocalypse-warning-says-slovak-prime-minister/?feed_id=9643

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, said on January 20 that he intends to inform his Ukrainian counterpart, Denys Shmyhal, that the country will block Kiev’s accession to NATO to prevent the start of World War Three. He also slammed Ukraine for not being an “independent and sovereign country” as it is “under the total influence and control of the United States.” “Regarding their entry into the European Union, we respect them, but they must meet the conditions (…), I will say that I am against Ukraine’s accession to NATO, that I […] #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/01/ukraine-one-of-the-most-corrupt-nations-and-under-us-total-control-slovak-pm/?feed_id=8384