Slovakia Ready to Increase Electricity Supply to Ukraine and Accept More NATO Soldiers

During his visit to Poland, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said that his country is ready to deploy more NATO troops if necessary and is also ready to increase electricity supplies to Ukraine, which is in the third year of the Russian war, Pravda reports.

According to the Slovak president, Bratislava is helping Kyiv, as evidenced by the increase in the production of ammunition and gun barrels at Slovak defence plants, as well as the export of electricity to Ukraine, whose facilities are being destroyed by Russian missile strikes.

"Since the beginning of the war, we have already exported more than 40,000 megawatts of electricity to Ukraine, and we are going to increase supplies in autumn and winter, which will probably be crucial for Ukraine," Pellegrini said at a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Peter Pellegrini also stressed that Slovakia does not recognise Russia's annexation of Crimea and the violent change of borders by Russia in eastern and southern Ukraine.

In fact, Bratislava is doing a "great job" for Kyiv, despite its media image that emphasises the restraint of Prime Minister Robert Fico's government in supporting Ukraine.

After coming to power, Robert Fico's government stated that Slovakia would not provide military support to Ukraine and was in favour of a peaceful resolution of the conflict. At the same time, Robert Fico's government has not stopped commercial arms supplies to Kyiv and officially supports the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.