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Slovakia held EU sanctions on Russia hostage to Druzhba pipeline. Ukraine just turned the tap back on

Slovak FM Blanár had stated the previous day that Bratislava would not block the 20th EU sanctions package against Russia once deliveries resumed. Russian oil is expected to reach Slovakia tomorrow.

byYuri Zoria

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Druzhba pipeline restart this week after Russian attack could unlock €90 billion in EU aid for Ukraine

Hungary's precondition is being met, funding should follow.

byOlena Mukhina

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Pro-Russian Fico complains Latvia and Lithuania blocked his flight to Moscow for Putin’s 9 May parade (updated)

Slovakia's PM promises to find another route to Russia, and promises to block the EU's sanctions against Russia.

byYuri Zoria

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International

Slovenia’s new parliament speaker claims he’s not pro-Russian, plans Moscow visit, promises referendum on NATO exit

With Orbán voted out by Hungary in a landslide, Slovakia's Fico now has a potential EU ally in Stevanović — Slovenia's newly elected parliament speaker who backs lifting anti-Russian sanctions.

byYuri Zoria

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International

Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry about

Fico threatened to veto Ukraine's €90 billion loan. Babiš demanded a carveout. Meloni told leaders she understood Orbán. Radev called Ukraine doomed. Janša is the only one who supports Kyiv — and he may not even form a government.

byYuri Zoria

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International

Fico joins Orbán in demanding the EU lift Russian energy sanctions — a week before Hungary’s election that could end Orbán’s 16-year rule

After a call with Orbán on 4 April, Slovakia's PM claimed Brussels must immediately reopen dialogue with Russia and restore Druzhba pipeline flows — revenues that directly fund Moscow's war against Ukraine.

byYuri Zoria

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International

Szijjártó told Russia’s deputy minister he’d removed 72 entities from EU sanctions — then asked Moscow to write his arguments for removing more

The detail, buried in leaked transcripts from a call with Russia's deputy energy minister, reveals the full scope of Hungary's collusion: not just delisting oligarchs on request, but seeking Kremlin-authored justifications for Budapest's own EU lobbying.

byYuri Zoria

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, 31 March 2026. Screenshot from video: Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram

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EU presses ahead to unlock €90 billion for Ukraine and new Russia sanctions – but Kallas says “no good news” yet

Hungary's veto of the loan and 20th sanctions package, in place since February, remains unresolved – with the European Council's June summit now the next realistic window.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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US and Czech citizens placed in pretrial detention over arson at plant supplying Ukraine — Czech intelligence asks if Russia used pro-Palestinian group as cover

A court in Pardubice remanded two of the three detained suspects; one shouted "Free Palestine" as police escorted him into the courthouse, despite their crime's target having nothing to do with Israel.

byYuri Zoria

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EU sidelines Hungary in closed-door meetings as diplomats cite suspected Kremlin back-channel

Hungary's government has been feeding Russia real-time information from closed EU meetings, a European security official told the Washington Post

byMaria Tril

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EU summit backs Ukraine’s €90 billion loan and opens all accession clusters — but Orbán and Fico still block the money

25 EU leaders formally endorsed Ukraine's loan disbursement by early April and invited the Council to open all EU accession clusters without delay. Hungary and Slovakia declined to support the conclusions.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Czech Republic steps in—Prague offers to send oil to Slovakia via reverse Druzhba flow, but not Russian

Emergency plan ready, and $47 million investment could supply tens of thousands of tons monthly.

byOlena Mukhina

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Analysis

The fabricated crises in Transcarpathia that help win Hungarian elections—and block Ukraine’s path to Europe.

From a 2018 firebombing to 2026 troops, Budapest has run the same playbook against Ukraine's west—with Russian fingerprints at every turn.

byDaniel Thomas

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Latest news Ukraine

Fico: “Slovakia is ready to take over the baton from Hungary, if necessary” — on blocking EU’s Ukraine loan and Russia sanctions

The current go-to blocker of both the loan and sanctions is Hungarian PM Orbán, who may lose the April election.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Slovakia formally terminates emergency electricity contract with Ukraine — Kyiv had already been refused when it asked

Slovakia's state grid operator confirmed Ukraine last received emergency power in January and was turned away when it requested more.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

“Present for Putin”: Slovakia cuts electricity flows for millions of Ukrainians amid Russia’s winter terror and war’s fourth anniversary

Slovakia halts emergency power to Ukraine one day before war anniversary, blaming Kyiv for pipeline Russia bombed.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Slovakia can’t legally cut power to Ukraine under EU rules—any blackout move would break ENTSO-E deal

While ENTSO-E rules block legal cutoffs, experts warn Bratislava could still attempt political pressure that plays into Russia’s strategy of energy blackmail.

byOlena Mukhina

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Opinion

Hungary will survive without Russian oil—but Orbán’s regime will not

The money trail from Moscow to MOL to Brussels explains why

byOleh Savytskyi

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About 20K Slovak donors raise €1.1M for Ukrainian generators and charging stations

Kyiv has received the first batch of humanitarian aid from Slovakia, including 16 generators of various capacities and…

byMaria Tril

Red industrial generator truck connected to a Kyiv apartment building in winter, providing emergency power during blackouts

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Slovakia’s government distances from Ukraine—but its citizens send warmth in €1 million donations instead

In under two weeks, nearly 19,000 Slovaks fund generators and charging stations for Ukraine’s hardest-hit regions.

byOlena Mukhina

Slovakia

Slovakia held EU sanctions on Russia hostage to Druzhba pipeline. Ukraine just turned the tap back on

Druzhba pipeline restart this week after Russian attack could unlock €90 billion in EU aid for Ukraine

Pro-Russian Fico complains Latvia and Lithuania blocked his flight to Moscow for Putin’s 9 May parade (updated)

Slovenia’s new parliament speaker claims he’s not pro-Russian, plans Moscow visit, promises referendum on NATO exit

Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry about

Fico joins Orbán in demanding the EU lift Russian energy sanctions — a week before Hungary’s election that could end Orbán’s 16-year rule

Szijjártó told Russia’s deputy minister he’d removed 72 entities from EU sanctions — then asked Moscow to write his arguments for removing more

EU presses ahead to unlock €90 billion for Ukraine and new Russia sanctions – but Kallas says “no good news” yet

US and Czech citizens placed in pretrial detention over arson at plant supplying Ukraine — Czech intelligence asks if Russia used pro-Palestinian group as cover

EU sidelines Hungary in closed-door meetings as diplomats cite suspected Kremlin back-channel

EU summit backs Ukraine’s €90 billion loan and opens all accession clusters — but Orbán and Fico still block the money

Czech Republic steps in—Prague offers to send oil to Slovakia via reverse Druzhba flow, but not Russian

The fabricated crises in Transcarpathia that help win Hungarian elections—and block Ukraine’s path to Europe.

Fico: “Slovakia is ready to take over the baton from Hungary, if necessary” — on blocking EU’s Ukraine loan and Russia sanctions

Slovakia formally terminates emergency electricity contract with Ukraine — Kyiv had already been refused when it asked

“Present for Putin”: Slovakia cuts electricity flows for millions of Ukrainians amid Russia’s winter terror and war’s fourth anniversary

Slovakia can’t legally cut power to Ukraine under EU rules—any blackout move would break ENTSO-E deal

Hungary will survive without Russian oil—but Orbán’s regime will not

About 20K Slovak donors raise €1.1M for Ukrainian generators and charging stations

Slovakia’s government distances from Ukraine—but its citizens send warmth in €1 million donations instead

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