Fico calls for dialogue between West and Russia
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has spoken in favor of dialogue between the West and Russia.
Russia and Slovakia
Slovakia aims to agree with EU on Russian gas supplies by July 15
Slovakia intends to reach an agreement with the European Union by July 15 regarding supplies of Russian gas to the bloc, a ban on which has been proposed by the European Commission, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
EU continues work on 18th package of anti-Russian sanctions
Negotiations with the Slovak government on the 18th package of anti-Russian sanctions have entered a crucial phase, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
Slovakia not going to back new package of anti-Russian sanctions
Slovakia will not support the upcoming package of EU sanctions against Russia unless the European Commission offers a realistic solution to the challenges Slovakia would face as a result, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
Brussels and Paris stand up for Russian gas
The European Union’s two biggest buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas, Brussels and Paris, are refusing to endorse Brussels' plan to ban Moscow’s gas.
Russian gas flows to Slovakia again via Turkish Stream
Russian gas from Gazprom has begun to flow to Slovakia via the Turkish Stream, CEO of the transportation system operator SPP Vojtech Ferenc said. He noted that Gazprom began to supply gas to SPP via the Turkish Stream pipeline on …
Slovak PM arrives in Moscow for gas talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with visiting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday. Fico, who is on a working visit to …
Russia continues oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia
Russia continues to supply supplies to Hungary and Slovakia. Moscow is interested in continuing supplies through the Druzhba. The Czech Republic has never abandoned Russian oil supplies either.
Putin condemns attack on Slovak PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram to Slovak President Zuzana Caputova condemning the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister …
Slovak PM Fico’s life out of danger - deputy PM
The life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has survived an assassination attempt, is out of danger, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba said. According to him, the surgery was successful. Fico's condition is …
Russia adds five more countries to 'unfriendly' states list
The Russian government has expanded the list of "unfriendly" foreign states to include Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia and Slovakia, the cabinet said on Friday. "The government has updated the list of foreign …
Slovakia promises to pay for Russian gas in euros
Slovakia, which meets 85-87% of its natural gas needs at the expense of Russia, will pay for supplies in euros, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said. "We will pay for gas in euros in the second half of May. This is our plan", …
Russia asked Slovakia to return Sputnik V batch due to violation of contract terms
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has asked the Slovak government to return the batch of Sputnik V vaccine due to numerous contract violations so that it can be used in other countries, RDIF said in a statement published in the official …
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine splits Slovakia ruling coalition
Slovakia was thrown into a political crisis over a secret deal to acquire Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine orchestrated by the country’s prime minister despite disagreement among his coalition partners. …
Slovakia approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine's use has been approved in Slovakia, the country's Health Minister Marek Krajci said. The country could start using the shots for volunteers in two weeks at the earliest, after …
Medvedev urges to connect Slovakia to Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream
Moscow and Bratislava should find mutually beneficial solutions for Slovakia’s joining pipeline projects of Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a press conference following the …
Slovakia extradites terrorist linked to Basayev gang to Russia
Bratislava has extradited Aslan Yandiyev to Russia, a gang member linked to deceased Chechen militant commander, Shamil Basayev, the Public Relations Center of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said. …
Russia and Slovakia discuss OSCE work
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko held a meeting with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Lukáš Parízek today, …
"Our sanctions against Russia pointless"
Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini called the EU sanctions against Russia pointless. "Slovakia has long stressed that the sanctions has no positive effect," he recalled, speaking at the Parliamentary Assembly of the …
Robert Fico: let’s cancel sanctions against Russia as they have not helped
The Chairman of the Government of Slovakia, Robert Fico, spoke today with an initiative to abolish the anti-Russian sanctions. ‘’The sanctions does not work anyone. Our problem today is not the Russian Federation - our main …