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January 17, 2024After a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Budapest, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared his support for Orban’s “lawful” fight against changes to the European Union budget aimed at allocating 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine.
Commenting on Hungary’s position to block the EU budget revision to create a four-year support program for Ukraine, Fico stated that even if these funds were allocated, “nothing will change in two or three years.”
“With a hundred thousand more soldiers dead on each side, no one will move forward. The Russians will continue their military control over Donetsk and Luhansk. Of course, they won’t leave Crimea, but Russia’s position in negotiations will improve,” he added.
The Slovak Prime Minister reiterated his previous assertion that the war “has no military solution.”
“Let’s find an alternative method to solve the problem, stating that investing 50 billion euros and sending hundreds of new weapons to Ukraine will not resolve anything but guarantee the deaths of another 200,000 people there.
Fico also claimed that the West had “forbidden the Ukrainian political leadership from making peace” with Russia at the beginning of the conflict because it relied on the belief that by pouring billions and weapons into Ukraine, it would bring a wounded Russian bear to the table.
“While Ukraine needs help, I would argue that the assistance is provided in a way that has no effect. We are currently paying Ukraine 1.5 billion euros per month from the European Union. We impose sanctions on the Russians. How long should this continue?” Fico rhetorically questioned.
After the meeting with Fico, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban confirmed his resistance to approving a four-year macro-financial support program for Ukraine totaling 50 billion euros, asserting that such assistance “should not harm the EU budget.”
In turn, the Slovak Prime Minister promised not to deprive Hungary of its voting rights in the EU. According to him, unanimous consent from all member countries is required to strip Hungary of its voting rights, and the current Slovak government will never agree to this.