The European Council summit in Brussels on March 6 may fail to adopt conclusions if European leaders “do not respect different views” on Russia’s war against Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned in a Facebook post on March 1.
Most EU member states, including Slovakia, voted in favour, while Hungary, Israel and the United States voted against.
The EU, following the example of the United States, may also ask Ukraine to return the money spent on its support. This was stated by the vice-speaker of the Slovak parliament, the head of the SNS party (Slovak National Party) Andrei Danko.
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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
UNICEF Slovakia has pointed to the fact that Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia continue to face huge challenges mainly in terms of housing, nutrition and employment, spokesman for the UNICEF Office in Slovakia Michal Biznar has informed TASR.
The simple answer is that the more Slovakia has turned east under Fico, the further mutual relations have gone south. The Czech Republic remains one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters in its war with Russia, having welcomed 385,000 Ukrainian refugees (third most in the EU) and fronted an initiative to procure ammunition for Kyiv.
Thousands have rallied all across Slovakia to mark the seventh anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.
The concert, which has been staged annually since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, will be held in Bratislava's Main Square on 16 March
Slovak support for a Kiev-endorsed UN resolution which condemns Russia was a “misunderstanding,” the government chief of staff has said Read
Thousands rallied in Bratislava and other Slovak cities on Friday calling for Prime Minister Robert Fico to resign and keeping up protests against a foreign policy that critics say pulls the country closer to Russia.
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.