JAKARTA - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said the final document of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Ankara, would not oblige member countries to provide financial assistance to Ukraine.
Fico admitted that he had received a written response from the Secretary-General of NATO, Mark Rutte, who confirmed that the declaration to be adopted at the summit in Ankara on July 7-8 does not require NATO member states to make funding decisions for the benefit of Ukraine.
"I received a written response from the Secretary-General of NATO which explicitly stated that the declaration to be adopted in Ankara would not oblige NATO member states to take any financial decisions for the benefit of Ukraine," Fico told reporters as reported by Sputnik, Monday, July 6.
Fico reminded that earlier he had conveyed to Rutte, Slovakia was not willing to participate in any funding scheme aimed at supporting military aid to Ukraine.
According to him, Slovakia will not bear the cost of the Ukrainian military. However, Bratislava remains willing to provide humanitarian assistance to the country.
"We are a country that understands that there are situations that require assistance, but not in the form of weapons or support for war," he said.
Meanwhile, Russia has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine will only hinder the resolution of the conflict and make NATO countries directly involved in the war.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov earlier said any shipment containing weapons for Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Russia.
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