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Statements About NATO's Collective Defense Require Extreme Caution, Pellegrini Responds to Fico

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Statements on Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which is the basis for the collective defense of NATO member states, require extreme caution, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said, adding that Slovakia must not question its commitments. He was responding to Prime Minister Robert Fico, who expressed great concern about the escalation of the war in Ukraine into a pan-European conflict.
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According to the Slovak president, words must be considered when making statements regarding NATO's Article 5.

Statements on Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which is the basis for the collective defense of NATO member states, require extreme caution, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said, adding that Slovakia must not question its commitments. He was responding to Prime Minister Robert Fico, who expressed great concern about the escalation of the war in Ukraine into a pan-European conflict.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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President Peter Pellegrini warns that it is necessary to be extremely careful when making statements regarding NATO's Article 5. Slovakia must not send the wrong signals about its commitments in the Alliance.

·Bratislava, Slovakia
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When making statements regarding Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO), one should be very careful with one's words. This is what Slovak President Peter Pellegrini thinks. He is trying to perceive Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) statement on this topic as an appeal not to provoke Russia with any activities, not to attack any alliance partner, and not to have to send soldiers under Article 5 of NATO.

The Slovak Prime Minister blasts NATO's Article 5 in his weighty statements. In a speech that ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico questioned the principle of collective self-defense under NATO's Article 5.

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Hospodárske Noviny broke the news in Bratislava, Slovakia on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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