Slovakia is ready to support the decision to open negotiations with Ukraine on joining the European Union at the summit to be held on December 14-15, according to Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar following a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on December 11. “Having assessed the reform efforts in Kyiv, we are ready to support the opening of accession negotiations, which will be discussed at the upcoming European Council meeting. However, our eastern neighbor still has a long and thorny road ahead of it, and all the necessary measures need to be not only approved but also…