Slovak PM follows Czechs in ruling out foreign NATO troops


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 Jun 2014

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia joined neighbour the Czech Republic on Wednesday in effectively ruling out hosting NATO units, when Prime Minister Robert Fico said he could not imagine there would be foreign soldiers on its territory.

Fico spoke a day after U.S. President Barack Obama promised to beef up military support for eastern European members of the NATO alliance who fear they could be next in the firing line following Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

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