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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he does not want Slovakia to take part in a military conflict if NATO's collective defence clause, Article 5, is invoked following a Russian attack on a member state. His comments come amid heightened alarm in the region following Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace and broader concerns about Russian hybrid threats against NATO's eastern flank. Fico, who has previously voiced skepticism toward Western military support for Ukraine and closer ties with Moscow, has repeatedly diverged from the NATO and EU consensus on the war, positioning Slovakia as one of the alliance's more reluctant members regarding collective defense commitments.