Slovakia currently meets the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on defence, but is reluctant to increase this despite growing pressure to do so. On Wednesday, Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák (Smer-SD/NI) reiterated that Slovakia does not intend to increase its defence budget beyond the 2%.

These countries, once dismissed as junior partners, are now in the vanguard of NATO, outpacing Western giants such as Germany and France in percentage terms.

The new agreement between Warsaw and Bratislava could see Slovakia receiving the K2PL, the licensed version of South Korea's K2 Black Panther.

BRATISLAVA - NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that any European security guarantees for Ukraine under a potential peace deal with Russia would need to be backed up by the United States."Strong security guarantees,

Necessary conditions must be met first as there is still some uncertainty about guarantees that will ensure sustainability of such measure, says Peter Pellegrini - Anadolu Ajansı

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte travelled to Slovakia on Thursday (20 February 2025) for meetings with President Peter Pellegrini, Deputy Prime

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for robust security guarantees to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine during his visit to Slovakia. He stressed that any agreement must ensure Russia refrains from further territorial ambitions.

Thousands have rallied all across Slovakia to mark the seventh anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.

Robert Fico rejected the Western mantra of “peace through force,” arguing it only prolongs the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico addresses the media during a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Bratislava, Slovakia, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) This NATO ally will ‘buy, buy, buy’ more weapons as ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Thousands rallied all ... criticized EU sanctions on Russia and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO. He declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an enemy ...

People in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, observed a minute of silence ... on Russia and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO. He declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an enemy ...