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Slovakia preparing to host foreign NATO troops Bratislava, Feb 28 (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 Ukraine's neighbour Slovakia is preparing to hold a vote in parliament soon on allowing about 1,200 foreign NATO soldiers to be stationed there, officials told AFP on Monday, as Russia pursued its invasion. Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad on Saturday said that German and Dutch troops would be part of the deployment, along with a Patriot air defence system. "Slovakia does feel threatened," Nad said. But the deployment requires government and parliamentary approval first and the issue of foreign troops is a controversial one in Slovakia, an EU and NATO member of 5.4 million people. A defence ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Monday the government approval should come "very soon". Defence ministry spokeswoman Martina Koval Kakascikova told AFP that troops from other countries could also be deployed, saying "negotiations are underway with several countries". Slovakia has received more than 30,000 people from Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on Thursday.
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