Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said his country would not block the 18th package of the European Union’s anti-Russian sanctions on July 18, APA reports citing Reuters.
"At this point, my dear friends, it would be counter-productive to continue and block the 18th package of sanctions tomorrow," Fico said in a video message on Facebook. "All opportunities for negotiations have been exhausted for now. I’m giving instructions to our representatives to the EU to give green light to the adoption of the 18th package of sanctions."
Fico added that Slovakia "vetoed the 18th package of EU anti-Russian sanctions six times," in defiance of "threats, harsh words and criticism."
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