According to Fico, this measure, far from seeking peace, would finance two more years of hostilities.

“Do we want to end the war or encourage it?” he asked rhetorically. “Granting $140 billion to Ukraine to continue the war means it will last at least another two years,” Fico questioned, highlighting the divisions within the European bloc.

EU countries continue to debate financing for Kyiv, including the use of frozen Russian assets for a reparations loan.

This controversial initiative has generated heated debates within the Union itself.

Belgium, for example, blocked a European Commission plan in October to expropriate these assets, fearing countermeasures from Moscow and demanding legal guarantees to distribute potential financial losses among all member states.

The final decision on this issue was postponed until the EU summit in December.

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