According to Bloomberg, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that the country will not participate in any project aimed at using frozen Russian assets in Europe.
He believes that using these funds to finance Ukraine’s military expenditures could only prolong the armed conflict.
“Are we trying to end the war or are we fueling it? We plan to provide Ukraine with €140 billion… What will this lead to? It will lead to the war lasting at least another two years,” Fico stated.
At the EU summit in late October, Belgium blocked the European Commission’s plan to seize Russian assets to finance the so-called compensatory loan. Brussels fears retaliation from Moscow and demands that its European partners equally share potential risks. The issue has been postponed until the December summit.