By Albin Sybera in Prague Slovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico expects an agreement between the European Union and Slovakia could be reached on Tuesday, July 15, over Slovakia lifting its veto ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico strongly criticized the EU’s proposed Russian gas ban, questioning why Slovakia should suffer economic fallout from the war in Ukraine. Fico called the plan ...

Slovakia is pushing for firm guarantees to protect its energy security before agreeing to the EU’s proposed sanctions targeting Russian gas, Prime Mi ...

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Slovakia’s foreign minister is under fire after suggesting that Europe should consider “forgiveness” for Russia once the war ...

Robert Fico's decision to veto the new package of EU sanctions against Russia has a lot to do with financial compensation.

Putin’s teetering and inflation-ridden economy is undermining his war effort and testing his people’s tolerance for suffering. Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States must work together to ...

The Kremlin has insisted that the EU's planned 18th package of sanctions will not lead to an end to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. "Only logic and reasoned arguments can bring Russia ...

EU leaders have decided to delay discussions on a new sanctions package against Russia, Hungarian news outlet Index reports. The postponement stems f ...

Fico's comments come just one day after Slovakia joined Hungary in blocking an 18th package of sanctions against Russia, an unnamed EU official told the Kyiv Independent.

Rights groups have criticized recent US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC), its staff, and those cooperating with it, including the ICC prosecutor and four judges. The coalitio ...