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Slovak PM Fico claims his anti-Ukrainian stance sparked his assassination attempt

Slovak PM Fico, in his first speech since the assassination attempt, speculates that he was targeted for his anti-Ukraine position contradicting European mainstream.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian forces detain Slovak mercenary fighting for Russia

Slovak citizen Jaroslav Galajčík, hired as Russian mercenary, captured by Ukrainian forces after fighting in the area of Lyman city, Donetsk Oblast.

byYuri Zoria

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Pro-Russian Slovak PM Fico shot, hospitalized after government meeting attack

Slovakia's pro-Russian PM Robert Fico was shot and hospitalized with an injury after an attack after a government meeting in central Slovakia, when approaching his supporters, local media reports.

byYuri Zoria

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Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up weapons supply at meeting with President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová in Kyiv

The leaders discussed military assistance and Ukraine's accession to the EU during a meeting in Kyiv.

byOlena Mukhina

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Slovaks raise €4 mn for Ukrainian ammo procurement in Czechia

Slovak NGOs, opposing their Russia-friendly PM who refused military supplies to Ukraine, have raised over four million euros through an ongoing crowdfunding campaign to buy 2,692 artillery rounds from Czechia, aiming for delivery by summer's end.

byYuri Zoria

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Slovakia grants temporary protection to Ukrainian accused of running pro-Russian influence campaign

Slovakia offers refuge to Artem Marchevskyi, a long-standing ally of "Putin's man in Ukraine" Medvedchuk with vast experience in Russian propaganda

byAlya Shandra

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Slovaks raise over $ 3 mn for a Czech initiative to supply Ukraine with ammunition

In defiance of their government's stance, a crowdfunding campaign in Slovakia has raised over $ 3 million to purchase ammunition for Ukraine's military.

byMaria Tril

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Russian Aggression

Slovaks join Czechia-led effort to supply Ukraine with ammo, defying Slovakia’s pro-Russian PM

In defiance of their Russia-friendly PM, Slovaks have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise 1,000,000 euros for ammo for Ukraine, aligning with an international Czech-led initiative.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine and Slovakia strengthen cooperation in energy sector, including nuclear

Ukraine and Slovakia agreed to step up cooperation in the nuclear industry, diversification of oil and natural gas transportation, and synchronization of market conditions and products to increase liquidity in the gas and electricity markets.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Ukraine and Slovakia to expedite removal of unilateral restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products

In 2023, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary had introduced import restrictions on Ukrainian grain.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Thousands of Slovakians came out against government’s pro-Russian policies

The protest was directed at Prime Minister Robert Fico's foreign policy, which has raised concerns among critics for its strong criticism of Europe's military aid to Ukraine and its push to renew Russian ties both culturally and politically.

byMaria Tril

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 704: Russia uses North Korean missiles in latest attack on Kyiv

Russia fired at least one North Korean ballistic missile at Ukraine's capital in a recent strike. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged the EU to send more aid to Ukraine.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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PM Shmyhal: Slovakia to support EUR 50 billion Ukraine Facility vetoed by Hungary

Despite Slovakia's PM Fico stopping military aid to Ukraine, he pledges not to join Hungary in blocking EU 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine, per Ukraine's PM.

byYuri Zoria

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Romanian farmers join Ukraine border blockade

Farmer protests have obstructed freight traffic at the vital Siret border crossing between Ukraine and Romania, a key export route for Ukraine.

byAlya Shandra

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Slovakia provides €203K in humanitarian aid for Ukraine

The 21-ton cargo includes electrical generators, heaters, clothing, and first-aid kits from the Slovak Armed Forces' stores.

byIryna Voichuk

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Slovakia’s President Čaputová calls on allies to send Ukraine more air defense systems

After a series of missile attacks launched by Russian forces on Ukrainian cities before and after New Year's…

byOlena Mukhina

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Slovakia quietly bolsters Ukraine’s defenses despite political rhetoric

Business overrides politics in Slovakia and Hungary as both nations' defense firms expand production and cooperation with Ukraine despite claims of not supplying weapons

byBohdan Ben

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Slovakia to block Ukraine’s NATO membership, says PM Fico

Robert Fico believes that Ukraine's NATO membership could lead to a third world war.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Slovak truckers end protest at border crossing with Ukraine

Ukraine’s board guard said that the movement of trucks at the border with Slovakia is “gradually resuming for an indefinite period.”

byMaria Tril

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International

Putin’s Trojan horse? Orban’s veto looms over Ukraine’s EU bid

As EU leaders prepare to converge in Brussels, unblocked funds may persuade Hungary to approve crucial financial aid for Ukraine, but its membership bid still hangs in the air

byBohdan Ben