Fico vows to block Ukraine's accession to NATO while he remains in office
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (photo: Getty Images)
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke out against Ukraine's membership in NATO. He reminded that membership must be ratified by all members.
“As long as I am the prime minister of the Slovak Republic, I will lead the deputies over whom I have political control as the head of the party to never agree to Ukraine's membership in NATO,” Fico said.
In addition, Fico once again repeated the narrative that Ukraine's membership in NATO could be the basis for World War III.
Ukraine's accession to NATO
At the NATO summit in Washington in early July, Ukraine expected to receive an official invitation to join the Alliance, but this did not happen. NATO limited itself to a statement that the process of Ukraine's accession to the Alliance is “irreversible.”
Today, The Washington Post reported that NATO countries at Ramstein will propose concrete steps for Ukraine's accession to the alliance.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine is focused on being invited to join NATO.
