5 October, 2023 Servicemen of Slovakia. Photo credits: Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
The President of Slovakia is blocking the transfer of aid to Ukraine, previously announced by the Ministry of Defense of Slovakia.
Dennikn reported on t…
Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová has opposed sending additional military assistance to Ukraine following the electoral victory of pro-Russian Robert Fico and his party SMER, the Slovak news outlet Dennik N reported on Oct. 4.According to the report, th…
A bus crash in Italy has killed 21 people, including five Ukrainians, local media reported on Oct. 4. The bus was carrying 39 passengers from the center of Venice to a nearby campsite outside the city when it crashed at around 7:45 p.m. on Oct. 3, acco…
A bus crash in Italy on Tuesday killed at least four Ukrainians, local media reported on Oct. 4. In total, 21 people on board were killed, the local authorities said. The bus was carrying 39 passengers from the center of Venice to a nearby campsite out…
Hungary proposed cutting a €50 billion European Union funding package for Ukraine down to €25 billion, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 3. Hungary said that payment of the additional €25 billion could be reevaluated halfway through the 2024-2027 disbu…
Ukraine will likely have to give up some of the territory occupied by Russia since 2014 to achieve peace, Denisa Saková, deputy head of Slovak Hlas (Voice) party, told Czech Television on Oct. 1.Running on a social-democratic platform, Hlas won 14.7% o…
The Smer-SD party, led by former Prime Minister Robert Fico, has won the parliament election in Slovakia. The parties considered potential main partners of Smer-SD have secured enough mandates to form a majority coalition.
This development is highly c…
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes that it is too early to say how the outcome of the 30 September elections will affect Slovakia’s position. He called for waiting for the formation of a coalition in Slovakia to understand what Bratislava’s positi…
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Oct. 1 that there were no current plans to send British troops to Ukraine, even in a limited capacity as trainers. In comments to The Telegraph, Sunak walked back recent remarks from newly appointed Defens…
Robert Fico, leader of the Smer-SD party, which won the Slovak parliamentary elections, has reiterated his statement about his intention to stop providing aid to Ukraine.
Source: Fico during a press conference, reported by European Pravda with referenc…