Slovakia to veto Ukraine's NATO accession due to 'third world war' threat - PM

Slovakia's Prime Minister, Robert Fico, in an interview with InfoVojna, has spoken out against the potential NATO membership of Ukraine and has pledged to obstruct it, suggesting that Ukraine's entry into the North Atlantic Alliance would lead to the start of a third world war, Report informs referring to RBC-Ukraine.

The Slovak Prime Minister expressed his intention to use the veto power against such a decision as long as "I have the ability to influence the Slovak political scene."

"It's not surprising that the party that constitutes the majority in the Slovak government would disagree with Ukraine's NATO membership, as it would be the beginning of the third world war," he stated, adding that he believes "this will never happen."

During a conversation with the host, Fico mentioned that he conveyed his position on Ukraine's accession to the NATO bloc during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

The Slovak Prime Minister also shared his opinion that Ukraine's accession to the European Union would take years, and he himself is not opposed to the Eurointegration of the country.

"If making such an exaggerated political gesture is needed to support Ukraine, I have no problem with that... but it must meet all the conditions," Fico said.