Slovakia, Russia and Ukraine

Protesters say Fico dragging Slovakia to Russia in Ukraine gas dispute
Thousands of protesters in the Slovak capital held banners and chanted slogans on Friday accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging the country towards Russia after he met President Vladimir Putin last month amid a gas dispute with Ukraine.
Russia Commits To Continuing Gas Supplies To Slovakia
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed that Russia has pledged to continue supplying gas to his country despite the expiration of the gas transit agreement through Ukraine. Fico explained that this was due to Kyiv's refusal to extend its contract with Moscow.
Slovak PM expands his list of threats to Ukraine over its' suspension of Russian gas transit
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has expanded his threats against Ukraine over Kyiv's suspension of Russian natural gas transit. Source: Teraz.sk, citing Fico's words in Brussels after talks with European Commission officials on 9 January,
PM Fico says he secured gas supply for Slovakia in talks with Putin
Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday he had secured Slovakia's gas supply during a visit to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, just before Ukraine halted the transit of gas from Russia at the start of 2025.
Slovak PM threatens Ukraine with aid cuts over halted Russian gas transit
Fico said that Slovakia could halt its humanitarian aid to Ukraine, cut or cancel social benefits for Ukrainian refugees, and cease emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine. He also suggested using veto power over EU decisions as leverage against Kyiv.
Ukraine just stopped Russian gas flows to Europe. Here's who's most at risk
Austria has insisted it is well prepared for the stoppage, but Slovakia has threatened to cut electricity supplies to neighboring Ukraine.
Putin promised to keep supplying Slovakia with gas, Fico says
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Slovakia that Russia's Gazprom would find alternative ways to deliver contracted gas to Slovakia after the end of transit through Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday.
Slovakia’s Fico Says Russia Has Committed to Delivering Gas
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said Russia will if necessary deliver gas to cover the country’s domestic consumption this year, even as he seeks to restore fuel flows via Ukraine.
Slovakia's Fico criticizes Ukraine over gas transit dispute
The storm surrounding Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit to Slovakia continues. Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke about his December visit to Moscow on Wednesday. "I addressed a serious issue there - damages amounting to 1.
Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest prime minister’s pro-Russia policies
Thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets as protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert ...
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Slovakia erupts: Thousands protest PM Fico's Moscow visit
"Enough of Fico," "We won't give up Slovakia" - these slogans accompanied the large demonstration that took place in ...
Slovakia threatens to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv shuts off Russian gas pipeline
The United Nations Refugee Agency said there were just over 130,000 Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia as of December 8.
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Russia's Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander ...
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Robert Fico’s Russian gas fearmongering falls flat
PRAGUE — Robert Fico didn’t get much of a break over the holidays ... was locked in a battery of diplomatic talks in Brussels and Moscow to try and keep Russian gas flowing to the country. But, ...
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Russian guided bomb attack kills 13 in Zaporizhzhia; Kyiv hits oil depot deep in Russia
A Russian guided bomb attack on Wednesday killed at least 13 people and injured 29 others in Ukraine’s southeastern city of ...
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Commentary: With Russian gas pipelines to Europe turned off, the political claws are coming out
Europe's ability to cope with the end of Russian gas exports was clearly foreseeable for everyone – except, apparently, ...
Slovak delegation to travel to Moscow to "develop" dialogue initiated by their PM Fico
A delegation of Slovakia's far-right MPs, led by Deputy Speaker and leader of the nationalist party SNS Andrej Danko, is set ...