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At a defense summit in Prague, Mark Rutte stressed that it is up to Ukraine — not Russia, which rejects the idea — to decide whether it may one day want Western peacekeeping forces on its territory. He also warned that Russia and China are currently building their militaries at an “astonishing pace,” and will not stop even after the war in Ukraine ends.
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Negotiations in Alaska and Washington did not bring us any closer to peace or a ceasefire in Ukraine. Even so, they were meaningful. A meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin will likely take place sooner or later, but conducting peace talks while shelling continues is absolutely impossible, says Colonel Zdeněk Petráš, a reservist of the Czech General Staff, in an interview with EURACTIV Slovakia.
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Most European countries have formally applied for funding from the SAFE program, totaling €127 billion. Although the informal deadline for joining was Tuesday, Slovakia’s participation was still uncertain just a few days earlier.
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At least ten EU countries have already confirmed their interest in the SAFE program, which allows states to purchase military equipment on favorable terms, and several non-EU countries are also seeking access. Slovakia is still assessing its participation.
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Slovakia is a fully fledged NATO member and contributes to Alliance missions and defense planning, says Barbora Marônková, the highest-ranking Slovak in NATO. Responding to recent debates about neutrality, she notes that even traditionally non-aligned states are having to reassess their security policies. “Switzerland is now strengthening its defense cooperation with both NATO and the EU,” she says in an interview with EURACTIV Slovakia.
