BRATISLAVA, Slovakia—Slovakia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a defense military treaty with the United States. The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79–60 in the 150-seat legislature in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition. The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force bases—Malacky-Kuchyna and Sliac—for 10 years while Slovakia—a NATO member—will receive $100 million from the United States to modernize them. The deal was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Slovakia’s defense minister, Jaroslav Nad, on Feb. 3 in Washington. It still needs to be ratified by President Zuzana Caputova, who supports it. The vote took place amid fears that Russia will invade Ukraine. Moscow has massed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders, but insists it has no plans to attack. Slovakia borders Ukraine. The treaty has been supported by the government of Prime Minister Eduard Heger, who …
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