BRATISLAVA, July 12 -- Slovakia was not alone when it told the NATO summit in Ankara that it would provide no financial support for Ukraine's armament, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said Sunday, naming Hungary and the Czech Republic as governments that stated the same position at the negotiating table.

"I have noticed comments in Slovakia suggesting that because Slovakia clearly said it would not send weapons or assist financially in yet another round of arming Ukraine, it was isolated in that stance at the NATO summit. This is simply not the case," Pellegrini said in remarks broadcast by TA3 television. He said Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar made his position clear and stated that Hungary would provide no military or financia...