Hungary plots anti-Ukraine axis with Slovakia and Czechia within the EU
Pro-Russian Orbán seeks to coordinate with Czechia’s Babiš and Slovakia’s Fico, potentially undermining EU support for Ukraine.
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EU finally approves 19th Russian sanctions package, banning Russian LNG and more shadow fleet vessels
Slovakia lifted its holdout position after securing energy price guarantees from the European Commission.
Austria was the last holdout — now it’s greenlighting the EU’s 19th Russia sanctions round
Austria had insisted Brussels unfreeze Russian assets to compensate for penalties imposed by Moscow, but has now dropped the demand ahead of a vote scheduled for 20 October.
Monday’s crucial test: will EU energy ministers strengthen the Russian ban or let Hungary doom it?
One loophole threatens to turn a ban into a permission slip.
Slovakia pledges $545,000 in energy gear for Ukraine
Slovakia will provide an additional $327,000 for school shelters in frontline areas, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said
Slovakia may end Zuzana 2 production as lessons from Ukraine reshape artillery priorities
Buyers now demand automatic turrets, armored cabins, and rapid deployability, signaling the end of Zuzana 2 and the rise of Eva M2 on 6×6 chassis.
Awards, deals, and fire-forged steel: DFNC³ cements Ukraine’s role in global defense
DFNC³ saw Ukraine conclude agreements with Denmark, Slovakia, Spain, and Romania, opening production and cooperation channels for defense companies.
Bratislava insists its 14th Ukraine aid package is humanitarian, not military
Slovakia's Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák said the delivery includes de-mining and energy-support gear aimed at civilians, not soldiers.
Slovakia breaks two-year freeze with new Ukraine military aid under Fico government
Slovakia will transfer five Bożena demining machines and medical equipment to Ukraine in the first direct military aid package since Robert Fico's government halted transfers in October 2023
Slovakia to hand over Bożena demining machines to Ukraine
Ukraine will receive five Bożena remotely controlled demining machines from Slovakia despite the prime minister's earlier freeze on direct military transfers
Babiš wins Czech election vowing to abandon Ukraine. Can he deliver?
The constraints are real for the billionaire populist. The outcome isn't certain.
Orbán and Fico defy Trump, EU on Russian energy as bloc prepares tariff response
Brussels is preparing new tariffs targeting Russian crude through Budapest and Bratislava
WSJ: EU sees a trap in Trump’s Russia demands for Europe — and some fear it’s meant to fail on purpose
Diplomats believe the US President is creating impossible conditions to avoid action on Moscow.
Reuters: Ukraine’s drone strikes force Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port to halve operations in September
Pipeline damage limits the terminal to 350,000 barrels per day, according to two Reuters sources.
Slovakia hints that Ukraine’s Druzhba pipeline strikes could cut off own fuel supply
Slovakia's FM called Ukraine's Druzhba pipeline attacks counterproductive, noting the strikes could eliminate diesel shipments that represent one-tenth of Ukraine's monthly consumption.
Ukraine drones turned Russia’s Druzhba oil lifeline into fire — second hit in Bryansk’s Unecha this month (video)
A late-night strike engulfed the Unecha pumping station in flames, disrupting a hub key to Moscow’s oil exports to Hungary and Slovakia.
Ukraine cuts off Putin’s pipeline profits—Europe’s Druzba oil deliveries halted after yesterday’s drone assault
A key pumping station burned after Kyiv’s forces hit deep inside Russia, ending oil flows to Russia's ally, Hungary.
This NATO defense minister tried to stop Russian propaganda. His country fell anyway
Slovakia proved democracy can be bought with fake news, Martin Sklenar reveals
Poll reveals 14% of Slovaks want to join Russia
While 32.5% reject military neutrality if it harms living standards, 15% embrace it unconditionally.
EU agrees on new Russia sanctions package targeting energy and finance
Ambassadors greenlight the 18th sanctions round ahead of formal Council approval: Malta and Slovakia dropped their vetoes after receiving key guarantees.