No More Weapons for Ukraine, Slovakia’s New Defense Chief Tells NATO

Published on November 15, 2023

Slovakia’s new government has told the Western NATO alliance that it will no longer provide arms and munitions to Ukraine, according to a statement released by the Slovak Defense Ministry on Nov. 14. During a visit to Brussels one day earlier, Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kaliniak informed NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg of Bratislava’s decision to “halt all supplies of military aid to Ukraine from Slovak stockpiles,” the statement read. It added, however, that Slovakia–a NATO member since 2004–would continue providing Kyiv with “humanitarian, civilian, and non-lethal assistance.” According to the defense ministry, the move is meant to allow Slovakia to “strengthen the capacities of its armed forces with a view to ensuring the security of the state and its citizens.”...

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