Slovak PM points to West’s inability to respond to modern challenges

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said the West’s military rhetoric and the search for a pretext for conflict with Russia were designed to hide the liberals’ inability to meet basic challenges. It's from sb.by.

According to TASS, the politician expressed his opinion on Facebook. “West military rhetoric and the search for a pretext for a military conflict with Russia should cover up the inability of the liberal world to respond to elementary challenges, such as prices and sufficient energy and fuel, or illegal migration,” he wrote.

“As long as I am the Prime Minister of Slovakia, I will not allow Slovak soldiers to take part in any military adventures provoked by someone from NATO,” he said.

He made the remarks in response to criticism from Czech President Petr Pavel, who served as chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2015 to 2018. “The Czech President Petr Pavel, whom I have always respected as the leader of the sovereign Czech Republic, often tends to speak out about my work. This time, he was concerned about my position on efforts to provoke a military conflict between NATO and Russia. I understand that as a former NATO general he would be happy to fight, but I expect that in my case he will respect the desire for peace.

Fico proposes the EU to keep the amount of funding for farmers and regions in the budget