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Slovakia's former minister of foreign affairs and presidential candidate Ivan Korcok in Senec, Slovakia, on April 6, 2023.
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Slovak opposition vows break from Fico's Ukraine course

by Martin Fornusek

Since returning to power in 2023, Prime Minister Robert Fico has transformed Slovakia from one of the most Ukraine-friendly countries to one of its sharpest critics. A Russian-friendly populist, Fico has halted military aid to Ukraine, traveled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, and obstructed EU backing for Kyiv. Slovakia's pro-EU opposition wants to change course after next year's elections. Fico's Ukraine policy has been "disastrous" and a "huge loss of credit for Slovakia

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