Ukraine War Aid Faces New Hurdle as Slovak Leader Eyes Return
- Former premier Fico is leading the polls before election
- Fico opposes weapons deliveries and some Russia sanctions
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The former Slovak prime minister who could be set to return to power later this year said he would end the nation’s arms deliveries to Ukraine and put a brake on some plans to introduce more sanctions on Russia.
Robert Fico, whose party leads the polls in Slovakia before an election expected in September, vowed also to force weapons shipments from elsewhere to be rerouted. He would veto “pointless” sanctions on Russia that harm European Union member states, he said in an interview.