Pavel criticizes Fico's statements on NATO's Article 5
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Pavel declared that when speaking about collective defense, one must weigh one's words very carefully. According to the Czech president, allies should not be given the signal that Slovakia would stand aside in the event of a conflict. At the same time, he criticized Fico for, in his view, not understanding the meaning of solidarity among the Alliance's member states. tnlive.sk (Markíza) ↗
The Slovak prime minister defended his position by saying that he prioritizes peace and does not want to involve the country in the war between Russia and Ukraine. According to him, the conflict is neither Slovakia's war nor NATO's war. At the same time, he stated that Slovakia will respect its membership in the European Union and NATO and will continue on its own sovereign path. domov.sme.sk ↗
Fico's statements provoked both criticism and support within the Slovak political scene. Opposition politicians warned of a possible weakening of allies' trust and the risk that the prime minister's words would send an unwanted signal to the aggressor. Coalition representatives, on the other hand, argued that Article 5 does not mean an automatic order for military participation and leaves each state room to decide on the form of assistance. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
The dispute between Prague and Bratislava thus centers on the interpretation of allied obligations and on how Slovak representatives should speak about NATO's collective defense.
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„Chyba v plánování"
Prezident reagoval na svou neúčast u voleb.
„Ja kľudne rátam s tým, že budú v januári voľby."
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„Pán Žilinka by mal z funkcie odstúpiť pre zlyhania a nespôsobilosť plniť úlohy generálneho prokurátora. A zotrvávaním vo svojej funkcii bude vytvárať podmienky na prípravu a schválenie rozsiahlej reformy rezortu prokuratúry."
Premiér na tlačovej konferencii vyzval generálneho prokurátora na odchod a pohrozil reformou prokuratúry.
„Rozpočet je však spoločnou zodpovednosťou Smeru, Hlasu, SNS a skupiny nezávislých poslancov okolo ministra Huliaka."
Video na sociálnej sieti o zodpovednosti koalície za štátny rozpočet na rok 2027.
„Rusko nemožno démonizovať a vytláčať ho z Európy."
Premiér na centrálnych oslavách 82. výročia Slovenského národného povstania v Banskej Bystrici, kde v prejave kritizoval aj opozíciu, novinárov a Európsku úniu.
„Pripadám si ako školník, ktorý napráva chyby."
Premiér o koaličnom spore medzi SNS a ministrom životného prostredia Tomášom Tarabom, na ktorého vyriešenie dal termín 30. septembra.
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