The newly appointed prime minister, Robert Fico, whose party aligned with pro-Russian forces during the recent election campaign, had promised “not to send a single cartridge” of ammunition to Kyiv.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is reportedly on his way to the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, as the Kremlin confirmed Monday he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a potential arms for arms deal that could boost Russia's flagging invasion of Ukraine.