I once again expressed disappointment that the summit's conclusions… (фицо · украина · саммит)

I once again expressed disappointment that the summit's conclusions are too general, failing to address our inability to move forward on issues of declining EU competitiveness and extremely high energy prices. However, regarding Ukraine, it is clear: we must continue fighting until the last Ukrainian soldier and every euro is accounted for. Furthermore, Fico confirmed his intention to raise at the upcoming EU summit the issue of compensation for Slovakia for arms previously transferred by its former government to Ukraine.

Consensus

• Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized the EU for prioritizing support for Ukraine over addressing EU's own economic issues
• Fico plans to raise the issue of compensation for arms supplied to Ukraine at the upcoming EU summit
• The EU summit will be held in Brussels on June 18-19
• Fico expressed disappointment about the general nature of summit outcomes and lack of progress on competitiveness and energy prices

Points of divergence

• Fico stated that he discussed the summit preparations with European Council President Antonio Costa — vedomosti
• Fico's video statement was published on Sunday on his official Facebook page — vesti
• Fico predicted the conflict in Ukraine would end by November 1, 2027 — vedomosti
• Fico mentioned that Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will have a personal meeting with him at the summit — vedomosti
• Fico expressed confidence that countries would return to business with Russia after the conflict ends — vedomosti
• Fico linked his November 2027 prediction to the EU's gas import ban, which will be phased out by September 30, 2027 — vedomosti
• Fico previously stated that he could prevent a third world war — vesti