17 that U.S. President Joe Biden permitted Ukraine to use its ATACMS missiles to strike against targets on Russian soil. According to some reports, this so far concerns only Russian and North Korean forces amassing in Russia's Kursk Oblast.Fico claimed that Biden has authorized the use of ATACMS against targets in Russia "to disrupt or delay peace talks completely.""This is an unprecedented escalation of tension," Fico said, echoing the Kremlin's stance.The prime minister added that he had instructed Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar and Defense Minister Robert Kalinak not to support the U.S. decision "in any international forum or in any way.""Those who want to see the war in Ukraine continue are harming national and state interests," Fico said, adding that it is "extremely important" for Slovakia, as a neighbor of Ukraine, to achieve peace there.Fico is known for inflammatory statements on Ukraine and the war that often echo Moscow's talking points.