The Moscow-friendly leader has been pushing Brussels hard to put more pressure on Ukraine over Russian energy supplies. View on euronews

Slovakian police have arrested a man allegedly linked to a coup threat, with local media identifying him as a Ukrainian national. Reports suggest the accused will be expelled to Ukraine. This development follows last year's assassination attempt on Slovak PM Robert Fico,

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has sought the resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, will discuss the issue with European Commission officials on Thursday, his office said on Tuesday.

Slovakia's opposition accused Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the European Union, but dropped its no-confidence motion to dismiss him and his leftist-nationalist government.

BRATISLAVA - More than 400 Slovak NGOs and civic associations have sharply criticised Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, expressing outrage at its approach to governance, its direction on foreign policy, and attacks on their sector.

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books”.

Ukraine is ready to consider the possibility of cooperating with European operators on gas transit to the EU, but it is the European Commission that must decide whether the European side needs such transit and whether it is ready to provide it.

Slovak Ambassador to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal was summoned to the Ukrainian MFA, where he was told that he strongly rejects the statements by official Bratislava about Ukraine's alleged interference in the internal affairs of the Slovak Republic.

Slovakia continues to row with Kiev over the transit of Russian gas Slovakias Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraines ambassador

Slovak opposition leader Michal Simecka launched an attempt to dismiss the leftist-nationalist government in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the EU.

It was a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Moscow’s all-out ... oppose the policies of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava, Slovakia (Denes Erdos/AP) Mr Fico ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters’ calls for his resignation on Saturday after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government’s policy shift closer to Russia.