Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said on October 5 that she is against a new package of military aid for Ukrainian armed forces that are fighting Russia's full-scale aggression. Caputova said the results of last weekend's parliamentary elections in Slovakia, in which pro-Russian leftist politician Robert Fico's party placed first, should be respected. Fico campaigned on rhetoric that would shift Slovakia closer to that of Hungary as European Union countries challenging the consensus on how to approach the war in Ukraine. Previously, Caputova repeatedly stated that Ukraine needs aid and she has criticized Russia for its invasion.
