The Slovak Parliament voted for a bill to stop military aid to Kyiv

Slovakia's parliament on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence in the government of new Prime Minister Robert Fico, approving the new government's proposal to freeze military aid to Ukraine and approve new banking laws, Reuters reported. Fico was appointed prime minister for the fourth time by President Zuzana Caputova in October, despite strong criticism from liberal parties and the mainstream media. As Slovakia's new prime minister, he has formed his government from a coalition of socialist and nationalist parties whose main promises are to tax bank profits and lower mortgage interest rates. Slovakia's new prime minister announced last week that he would cut military aid to Ukraine. Last week, Slovakia's Defense Ministry said in a statement that Defense Minister Robert Kalinjak had informed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that his country would no longer send arms and ammunition to Ukraine. The Slovak Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the country will continue to send humanitarian aid and technical advice, but all this assistance is aimed at ensuring that none of this assistance results in loss of life.