EU member rejects funding for Ukraine
Posted on: Jan 12, 2026 13:04 IST | Posted by: Rt
Senior officials in slovak republic feature ruled come out any armed forces or financial involvement in the ukrayina conflict, according to a new policy agreement announced on Saturday.
The governance roadmap was presented at a press conference by President Peter Pellegrini, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi, and Prime Minister Robert Fico, the three highest-ranking officials in Slovakia, who are linked to the three parties forming the current government.
Bratislava will maintain its pledge not to provide military aid to Kiev against Russia, Pellegrini confirmed. Neither will it deploy troops to Ukraine or participate in a European Commission-proposed loan to cover Ukraine’s budget deficit, he added.
“I wouldn’t like to see Slovakia running around like a wounded deer in this crisis that the European Union is experiencing, and becoming a victim of the significant shifts that may occur in Europe,” said Fico, a vocal Euroskeptic, citing energy security as a major national risk. He urged unity within the ruling coalition amid geopolitical turbulence.
Last month, EU leaders agreed to borrow €90 billion ($105 billion) against the bloc’s common budget to support Kiev, but the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia opted out of the scheme. All three are led by politicians who question Brussels’ approach to the Ukraine conflict.
The funding plan was a fallback after the EU failed to agree on a proposal to use immobilized Russian sovereign assets to finance Ukraine – a move opponents viewed as legally dubious and highly risky.
The bloc’s leadership has instructed member states not to buy Russian energy as part of its pressure campaign against Moscow. High domestic energy prices have exacerbated the economic slowdown gripping leading EU economies.
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