Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has claimed opposition forces are planning a “Maidan”-style coup in Slovakia, referring to the popular uprising that toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych in…
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Slovakia: PM Robert Fico threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January,…
Ukraine: Zelenskyy accuses Slovakia of opening ‘second energy front’ against Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico of opening a “second energy front” against Kyiv on the orders of Moscow, deepening an already tense dispute over transfers of…
Russia: Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin – becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since…