Fact-check: No recent X posts confirm Slovak PM Robert Fico specifically requesting 'peace language' on Ukraine in the EU Council's final statement; real-time discussions on X focus instead on Fico's disputes with Ukraine over the Druzhba oil pipeline and threats to block EU loans. TASS, a Russian state media outlet, is unreliable, and no independent sources or real-time evidence support this exact claim despite Fico's known pro-peace stance.
Slovak PM asks that Ukraine peace language be included in EU Council final statement
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called for peace language regarding Ukraine to be included in the EU Council's final statement, arguing that the European Union needs to develop and exercise its own plan to end the conflict in Ukraine as quickly as possible. Fico's push reflects ongoing divisions within the EU over how to approach negotiations and the bloc's role in any potential peace process.