Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers modify drones to serve new purposes.

From first aid to firepower: the drones crowdfunded by Slovaks

Many of these drones carry more than just cameras - they are equipped with first-aid kits, grenades, and supplies to save wounded soldiers.

Daniel Hoťka
MEP Ľuboš Blaha.

“I was an intellectual – then they called me a monster,” MEP Blaha claims

Ľuboš Blaha on politics, Ukraine, LGBT+ rights, multiculturalism, Elon Musk, and more.

From left: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and European Commission representative Klaus-Dieter Borchardt officially inaugurated the reverse gas flow on the Vojany–Uzhhorod route in Veľké Kapušany, Michalovce district, on September 2, 2014.

Despite tensions, Slovakia profits from Russian gas transit to Ukraine

Slovak PM raises the prospect of turning off the tap to Ukraine.

September 2014: Prime Minister Robert Fico and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk inaugurate the reverse gas flow to Ukraine.

Can Azeri gas secure Slovakia’s energy future?

The Trans-Balkan pipeline offers hope, but questions remain over feasibility and security.

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Slovnaft still relies on Russian oil.

Ukraine set to halt oil transit, Fico warns of 'gas crisis'

Russia uses oil and gas exports to finance its war against Ukraine.

Denise St. Peter feeling festive with the visiting family members (second from the right)

Season’s reflection: holiday recollections from across the globe

The holiday season is a time of warmth, connection, and cherished traditions. Let us ponder the festive times.

Eva Staronova
ECAV Bishop Peter Mihoč.

A Christmas sermon takes aim at leaders—and goes viral

Some accused the bishop of politicising the pulpit. Peter Mihoč defends his approach: “The church does not exist in a vacuum.”



Shevchenko is a pop culture icon today.

After 60 years, the most important poet of Ukraine is being published in Slovakia

Taras Shevchenko now a symbol of the fight for freedom in Ukraine.

Peter Getting
The Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovakia, Myroslav Kastran, during the opening of the exhibition titled "The Year of Invincibility" at Vajanské Embankment in Bratislava, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on Friday, 24 February 2023.

Ukraine joining NATO isn't a threat–it’s a shield, counters Ukrainian diplomat to Fico’s claim

The Victory Plan isn’t an alternative to the Peace Formula. It’s a strategy to fast-track its goals, aiming for a lasting peace, emphasises Ambassador Kastran.

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Households will benefit from state-funded energy subsidies

Talks to intensify over the uncertain future of Russian gas transit, says PM Fico.

Progressive Slovakia MP Zuzana Števulová.

Support for Ukrainian refugees slashed as Slovakia tightens belt

Legislation pushed through without consultation will save €2 million but condemned as immoral by opposition MPs.

The Interior Ministry building in Bratislava.

Slovakia moves to fast-track immigration changes, citing EU deadline and economic risks

The ministry seeks urgent cabinet and parliament approval for amendments to immigration laws.

An aerial view of Chasiv Yar shows the frontline city in ruins after heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces for over a year, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 11, 2024.

Fico slams Biden’s missile decision as war marks 1,000 days

In Slovakia, a thousand candles commemorate Ukraine’s struggle against Russia’s unjustified invasion.

This train operates between Košice and Mukachevo, Ukraine.

Bratislava-Kyiv train starts this December

Starting December 15, a daily train will link Bratislava to Kyiv.

PM Robert Fico (l) and British Ambassador to Slovakia Nigel Baker.

PM Fico clashes with British ambassador after Russian TV appearance

In a public rebuke, British Ambassador Nigel Baker called out Robert Fico’s TV interview with a sanctioned Russian host.

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Sme daily editor-in-chief Beata Balogová

How Putin punishes critics and why Blaha and Fico stay silent

What constitutes Russophobia and what does not.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico near Uzhhorod on Monday, October 7.

Expiring gas transit agreement poses a challenge for Slovakia

Slovakia is better prepared for uncertain Russian gas supply via Ukraine in 2025.

Billboard of the Creative Society sect in Bratislava-Petržalka.

Slovak prosecutor investigates Czech investigative journalist over reports on Ukrainian sect

Prosecutor Lucia Pavlaninová denies involvement with a sect that promises long life and predicts an apocalypse.

Self-propelled howitzer Zuzana 2 at the state joint-stock company Konštrukta Defence in Slovakia.

Not a single bullet to Ukraine, he said. But still the guns and ammunition flow east

Under Robert Fico, Slovakia has exported more than €100 million in weapons to its neighbour.

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