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Thousands protest against Slovakian PM Fico over pro-Moscow stance

Friday's protest against Fico's controversial Russia stance comes after his meeting with Putin in Moscow last month, as well as amid his threat to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees living in Slovakia.

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Slovakia threatens to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees over gas quarrel

Slovak PM Robert Fico said his government was discussing retaliatory measures against Ukraine after Kyiv shut off a pipeline supplying central Europe with Russian natural gas.

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Slovak PM says end of Russian gas deal will hurt EU rather than Moscow

Slovakia's Kremlin-friendly PM Robert Fico said the termination of the gas transit deal between Kyiv and Moscow would have a "drastic impact" on the EU.

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Putin open to accepting Slovakia as 'neutral site' for Ukraine talks

The Russian president's comments follow Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's controversial Moscow visit, seen as a challenge to EU unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Zelenskyy accuses Fico of aiding Putin in weakening Europe

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasts Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico over reluctance to source alternatives to Russian gas. The Ukrainian leader’s fiery remarks come after Fico’s highly controversial visit to Moscow to on Sunday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Slovakia's Robert Fico visits Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine gas dispute

Fico is the third EU leader, after Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, to meet with Putin since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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'Absurd': Fico escalates dispute with Zelenskyy over Russian gas

Russian gas has pitted Slovakia's Robert Fico against Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the European Commission caught in between.

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Ukraine will no longer allow transit of Russian gas, Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out the possibility of allowing the transit of Russian-made gas under the label of Azerbaijan.

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Slovakia's Fico: 'Ukraine will not be invited to join NATO'

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has for the second time in as many months made comments against Ukraine joining NATO. He did, however, acknowledge that Russia's invasion had violated international law.

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Protesters in Slovakia rally against Robert Fico’s populist government

The protest united the opposition, including the liberal Progressive Slovakia, pro-business Freedom and Solidarity and the conservative Christian Democrats who all say Fico is a threat to democracy.

Slovakia

Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia plot a win for EU's anti-migration camp

Camps in third countries, fences and strict border controls have become the "new normal" in some countries on the continent, claiming to deliver citizens more security.

Slovakia

Slovakia's PM Fico pledges to block Ukraine's NATO bid while in office

The Slovakian prime minister has repeatedly accused the West of fuelling the conflict, claiming the war should be resolved through diplomacy over fighting.

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Who are Donald Trump's key allies in Europe?

From governments in Hungary and Slovakia to pro-Russian opposition parties, the former and possibly future US president has friends across the continent.

Slovakia

Thousands rally in Slovakia against government's 'attack on democracy'

Nearly 20,000 gathered in the capital Bratislava, accusing the government of dismantling the nation's cultural institutions.

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Discontent spills over to Slovak streets amid Fico government reforms

The Slovak opposition is calling on Brussels to continue to hold the government in Bratislava to account.

Slovakia

Thousands protest in Slovakia over firing of theatre and gallery heads

Slovakia's hard-right Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová dismissed the directors of the Slovak National Theatre and Slovak National Gallery last week.

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Slovakia's PM attends first public event since May 15 shooting

A gunman shot the Slovakian prime minister five times as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlová in May.

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Slovakian government is quashing public media, opposition says

The new legislation, pushed for by PM Robert Fico's ruling party, SMER, will disband the public broadcaster RTVS and replace it with an entirely new public TV and radio station.

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Shooting leaves Slovakia's PM Fico with permanent health issues

A gunman shot the Slovakian prime minister five times as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlova in May.

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Slovakia claims ex-government jet donation to Ukraine was illegal

The Ukrainian military is in dire need of extra air power as Russia bombards its territory with artillery, missiles and drones.