US EditionSlovakia in Talks with US to Buy Four More F-16s
Bratislava talks advanced a $13bn-$15bn U.S.-Slovakia nuclear deal and expansion of F-16 fleet to 18 jets amid differing views on Ukraine war strategy.
- On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his Central European tour in Bratislava and held talks with Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, solidifying a nuclear and military partnership.
- Seeking energy security, Slovakia is pursuing a multinational consortium under U.S. auspices and intends to buy U.S. reactors with Westinghouse possibly providing technology, aiming to build a 1,200-megawatt nuclear block by 2040, per the February 13 agreement.
- On the military front, leaders weighed expanding Slovakia's F-16 fleet from 14 to 18, while Bratislava regional prosecutor's office closed a probe into the donation of 13 Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters earlier this month.
- Rubio signalled deeper engagement with Central Europe and will meet Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, on Monday to advance talks on global conflicts and energy partnership.
- The leaders differed on Ukraine's path, with Fico saying `If military power is used without the mandate of the UN Security Council, then everyone who is great and strong does what he wants to promote his own interests`, while Rubio framed the U.S. role as a facilitator for negotiations.
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Slovakia and the United States are seeking closer cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear energy use to make the EU and NATO member country less dependent on Russian energy, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Bratislava.
A Hard Look At Interests: Rubio And Fico Talk Energy, Arms, And The Realities Of War
In a Sunday meeting that prioritized blunt national interests over diplomatic pleasantries, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met today to solidify a partnership centered on nuclear energy and military hardware while acknowledging deep-seated disagreements over the war in Ukraine. The high-level talks in Bratislava served as a quick […] A Hard Look At Interests: Rubio And Fico Talk Energy, Arms, And The Re…
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US Secretary of State visits Slovakia and Hungary to discuss energy deals and peace initiatives with nationalist leaders. Both Robert Fico and Viktor Orbán align with Trump's agenda on migration and Ukraine and are fierce critics of the European Union.
Bratislava is not used to being a capital where the United States chooses to make big announcements. But it was right there, alongside Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, that State Secretary Marco Rubio left one of the clearest — and most revealing — messages of US foreign policy under Donald Trump. The central point was not the NATO. It was nothing more basic, and it was just more transformative: Washington's view of how alliances should work. …
Slovakia intends to purchase additional F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. "The fact that our airspace is currently protected by Polish, Hungarian, and Czech fighter jets does not speak well of our sovereignty," said Prime Minister Robert Fico, then complained about Ukraine.
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