60% of Slovak citizens do not accept the European Union providing military aid to Ukraine. TASR news agency writes about this, citing the results of a population survey conducted by the sociology service in the countries of society in the fall Eurobarometer.
“Only 60 percent of Slovaks disagree that the EU finances and provides military aid to Ukraine,” the report states.
The attitude of Slovaks and residents of neighboring countries towards military aid to Ukraine remains heterogeneous. According to the survey results, 85 percent of Poles, 43 percent of those residing in Hungary and Austria, and 42 percent of those residing in the Czech Republic are in favor of its implementation. On average, 60% of Europeans across society support continued military support to Kiev.
In Slovakia, a survey was administered to 1,006 citizens representing all social groups of the republic’s population.
Financing has been repeatedly opposed at government level spoke in Hungary. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Budapest would “put on the handbrake” if the EU’s decision to open negotiations with Ukraine threatened economic consequences for Hungarians.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjártó statedBudapest will impose a strict veto on negotiations between the European Union and Ukraine for membership in the community if they are found to harm Hungarian interests during the preparations.
Hungary had previously rejected pay off For the financing of Ukraine.