Calling for a resumption of Ukraine gas transit flies in the face of pledges to cut off funding for Moscow’s war.

BRUSSELS ― European Union leaders are likely to endorse military support for Ukraine but without the support of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

European leaders are set to urge EU authorities and Ukraine to intensify talks over a possible resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine

Half of the funds allocated to Ukraine from the European Union were stolen. About this before the trip to Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico said at a meeting of the Committee on European Affairs.

Leaders from all 27 European Union nations, plus Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, descended on Brussels for an emergency summit on how best to support beleaguered Ukraine and ramp up the continent's defense.

Fico reiterated his hardline stance on Ukraine, stating that Slovakia “will not support Ukraine financially or militarily.” He dismissed the strategy of “peace through strength” as “unrealistic,” claiming that Kyiv “will never be strong enough” to negotiate with Moscow from a position of military power.

European Union leaders will gather for a summit in Brussels to discuss further support for Ukraine and an increase in military spending. However, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening to block any aid to Kyiv,

But perhaps the biggest challenge for the EU will be building a united stance at a moment when it’s fractured, since much of the bloc’s actions requires unanimous support. Hungary is threatening to veto part of the summit statement on Ukraine, as is Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

BRATISLAVA Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening to “complicate” the adoption of this week's EU summit conclusions in Brussels unless the bloc demands that Ukraine resume gas transit through its territory. Fico (Smer-SD/NI) did not explicitly state whether he would block the conclusions if his demands were not met.

Summit conclusions on defence spending should find unanimous approval – but the EU looks ready to press forward on Ukraine regardless of Viktor Orbán.

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to block the European Union summit on Thursday to approve financial and military aid to Ukraine, Česke Novyny reports.