Fico says allowing ATACMS to strike targets in Russia ‘could disrupt peace talks’

He stated this in an address on Facebook.

Fico wrote that those who support the decision of U.S. President Joe Biden (allowing Ukraine to use ATACMS to strike targets in Russia - ed.) are allegedly supporting the outbreak of World War III.

Fico believes that Biden authorized the use of ATACMS against targets in Russia ‘with a clear goal - to completely disrupt or delay peace talks’.

The Slovakian prime minister instructed Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar and Defence Minister Robert Kaliniak not to support the U.S. decision in any international forum or in any way.

‘This is an unprecedented escalation of tensions,’ Fico said.

He also expressed surprise at how quickly some European countries supported the U.S. decision, and said that for Slovakia, as a neighbor of Ukraine, ‘it is extremely important that there is peace there’.

‘Those who want to see the war in Ukraine continue are harming national and state interests,’ he said.

• On the evening of November 17, it was reported that US President Joe Biden had authorized Ukraine to strike Russian territory with US long-range missiles.
• On November 18, it was reported that Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to fire long-range ATACMS missiles deep into Russian territory only applied to the Kursk region.
• Polish President Andrzej Duda called the U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia a possible ‘turning point in the war’.
• The White House refused to confirm the U.S. permission for Ukraine to launch ATACMS strikes against Russia, but mentioned the reaction to Russia's involvement of DPRK troops.