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According to MP Ľudovít Goga, party of Chairman Boris Kollár is in the long term in favour of a debate on sovereign European security, yet today it is unrealistic. Abolishing the veto on foreign policy and security issues at the EU level would, in his view, fragment the bloc's strength in the world and affect its democratic legitimacy, as well.
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The Nordic countries are extending their assistance to Ukraine. So far, the Swedes have only been talking about Gripens, but they reached an agreement with Ukraine on the production and maintenance of Swedish tanks. The Finns are also discussing a defence contract of a similar nature, where the possibility of sending F-18 fighters is still being mentioned. The Norwegians are likely to send their F-16s, as the Danes and the Dutch have already announced.
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Since 2019, NATO considers space to be one of its operational domains. Analysts at the Ministry of Defence are now urging Slovakia to be more active in this area. The allies are developing their own, national capacities, in spite of the fact that both NATO and the EU have several initiatives in this field. However, Slovakia is not yet significantly involved in the international projects, even though the opportunities are being offered.
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EU member states are discussing the establishment of a special Ukrainian Defence Fund, which would fall under the already existing European Peace Facility. With a budget of €20 billion, the fund should help the country keep its armed forces ready and fit for combat for the next four years. However, the countries of the bloc will receive the money from it.
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Similarly to the Madrid summit a year ago, in Vilnius the Turkish president left an important decision to the last minute and on the eve of the Alliance's annual meeting confirmed the green light for Sweden's accession to NATO. According to Zuzana Čaputová, the most important thing for Slovakia at the summit will be to reach an agreement on a coordinated air defence system.
