Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20696423 (081427ZAPR24) Notable: The EU may look for ways to punish Slovakia following the victory of Ukraine-skeptic Peter Pellegrini, President
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8 Apr, 2024 12:04
West could punish Slovakia for electing Ukraine-skeptic president – PM
Robert Fico said he wouldn’t be surprised if the EU cuts funding to the country after the victory of Social Democrat Peter Pellegrini
The EU may look for ways to punish Slovakia following the victory of Ukraine-skeptic Peter Pellegrini in the country’s presidential elections, Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned.
The Social Democrat politician is set to become president after defeating pro-Western liberal candidate Ivan Korczok, who had called for more military and financial support for Kiev.
Pellegrini officially won 53% of the vote while Korczok, a former minister for foreign affairs, trailed on 46%. In his victory speech,Pellegrini called for hostilities in Ukraine to be stopped as soon as possible.
“It is an absolute tragedy to support… a conflict that has not brought any results in two years,” while leaving tens of thousands dead, the president-elect said.
While congratulating the new president on his victory, Fico warned that Slovakia must now take into account “the possible punishment of the West for electing Peter Pellegrini, and not Ivan Korczok, who would not have hesitated to send Slovak battalions to Ukraine.”
The prime minister recalled that, following thevictory of his Social Democrat party in the parliamentary elections in Slovakialast year,instead of receiving congratulations from the EU, the group was expelled from the Party of EuropeaPost too long. Click here to view the full text.