Slovakia, Russia

Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest prime minister’s pro-Russia policies
Thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets as protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico spread from Slovakia's capital to towns and cities across the country and abroad.
Protesters say Fico dragging Slovakia to Russia in Ukraine gas dispute
Thousands of protesters in the Slovak capital held banners and chanted slogans on Friday accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging the country towards Russia after he met President Vladimir Putin last month amid a gas dispute with Ukraine.
Thousands rally against Slovakia seeking closer Russia ties
Protesters gathered in Bratislava and other Slovak cities on Friday to rally against the government's drive to seek closer ties with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. Media reported protests in about a dozen Slovak cities.
President of Slovakia refuses to visit Ukraine over Russian gas transit shutdown
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini refuses to pay an official visit to Kyiv because Ukraine has stopped the transit of Russian gas that Slovakia had been receiving. Source: Slovak publication Aktuality,
Slovak president cancels visit to Ukraine over halt of Russian gas transit
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has called off an official visit to Kiev over Ukraine's decision to halt the transit of Russian natural gas via its territory, including to Slovakia, Ukrainian media reported citing the official News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR).
Slovakia threatens to reduce aid to Ukrainian refugees in spat over Russian gas
Slovakia could take retaliatory measures against Ukraine after Kyiv halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned Thursday.
PM Fico says Slovakia secures Russian gas supplies amid halted Ukraine transit
Russia will honor its commitment to deliver natural gas to Slovakia in the coming months, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told local media. Speaking on the TA3 news channel, Fico stated on Sunday that after the suspension of Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Slovakia on January 1,
Fico says Slovakia could withhold Ukraine aid over halted gas supply
Slovakia is weighing retaliation against Ukraine including withholding aid if a solution is not found to Kyiv's decision to shut off Russian gas, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday after talks with EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen.
Thousands protest in Slovakia against government's Ukraine policy
Thousands of people protested in cities across Slovakia on Friday evening against the Ukraine policy of Slovakian left-wing populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The demonstrators accused Fico of following a pro-Russian course and of "betraying" Western allies and neighbouring Ukraine.
Slovak protests challenge Fico's pro-Russia policies
Slovaks took to the streets of Bratislava to demonstrate their opposition to Prime Minister Robert Fico's stance. They demanded a change in foreign policy and an end to cooperation with Russia. On Friday,
Slovakia rises: Tens of thousands protest against pro-Russia ties
Slovaks flocked to the streets of Bratislava to demonstrate their opposition to Prime Minister Robert Fico's stance. People demanded a change in foreign policy and an end to cooperation with Russia. On Friday,
Putin promised to keep supplying Slovakia with gas, Fico says
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Slovakia that Russia's Gazprom would find alternative ways to deliver contracted ...
Russia says Ukraine targeted infrastructure of gas pipeline to Turkey
Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of launching a weekend drone attack on infrastructure of a major gas pipeline that carries ...
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Slovakia ramps up anti-Zelenskyy rhetoric amid Russian gas transit spat
Slovakia's prime minister claims Ukraine is jeopardising Europe's global competitiveness by refusing to allow Russia to ...
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Ukraine-Slovakia tensions rise as leaders exchange barbs
Tensions are escalating between Ukraine and Slovakia. After Slovakia's pro-Russian Prime Minister, Robert Fico, insulted ...
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Poland denies Slovak delegation’s plane access to its airspace en route to Russia – media
Polish authorities refused to allow a plane carrying a Slovak parliamentary delegation to fly through their airspace on its ...
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EU assures energy stability as Slovakia slams Kiev's gas transit cut
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico railed on Thursday against Ukraine's decision to cut off the transit of Russian gas to ...
Huge cracks appear in NATO alliance as Slovakia rages at Ukraine
Slovakia has warned it may withhold aid to Ukraine in response to Kyiv's move to shut off Russian gas to EU countries.