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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (left) speaks with Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár (centre) during an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the Czernin Palace in Prague on May 31, 2024.

After quietly toasting Russia, Foreign Minister Blanár heads to Ukraine peace summit

The gathering in Switzerland will not be attended by Russia or China.

The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine, pictured in March 2020 following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.

Asylum law changes herald reduced assistance for Ukrainian refugees

Accommodation will be provided for only 120 days from the first granting of temporary refuge.

Aleksandr Kachura (l) and Jaroslav Halajčík (r).
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UPDATED: Ukraine captures Slovak dressed in Russian uniform

The man, who killed his cousin in the past, saw the war as a means of earning money and settling in Russia's Siberia.

Ukrainian refugee children attend the Ukrainian school in evacuation.

Ukrainian school in Bratislava calls for donations to survive

UNICEF will no longer support the Ukrainian school.

PM Robert Fico with Russian Ambassador Igor Bratchikov, as portrayed in November 2023.

Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia: When political expediency meets personal animus (analysis)

Fico may be harbouring a grudge against Ukraine, but it meshes neatly with his political goals and long-standing Russophilia.

Smer MP Tibor Gašpar talks to the press, while a group of opposition MPs protest against the Russian ambassador's planned visit to the Slovak parliament on May 7, 2024.

Russian ambassador's planned visit to Slovak parliament ends in fiasco

Several opposition MPs protested against Igor Bratchikov's visit.

Artem Marchevsky

Report: Sanctioned pro-Kremlin agitator is in EU under Slovak protection

Ukrainian Artem Marchevsky is alleged to have bribed European politicians.

More Ukrainian men are attempting to cross the Slovak-Ukrainian border illegally these days.

Ukrainian men illegally cross Slovak-Ukrainian border to avoid war

The Slovak government is seeking a way to return them to Ukraine.

After leaving Vyšné Nemecké, there is only a Slovak-Ukrainian border.

On the Slovak-Ukrainian border, an American feels pessimism but also sees potential

Instead of new jobs and a motorway, the Sobrance district has seen brain drain. Still, some have decided to come home.

Denys Shmyhal and Robert Fico signing the Michalovce roadmap.

Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once

Don’t expect the shift in rhetoric to last.

Passengers get on the train to Chop, western Ukraine, in Košice, on March 28, 2024.

RegioJet connects Ukrainian city with Prague via Slovakia

Like the Czech operator, the Slovak carrier also runs trains to Ukraine.

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Ukrainians do not take jobs from Slovak, are more educated and the economy needs them

Twice as many Ukrainians work in Slovakia now than before the Russian invasion.

Olena Kulish.
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The Ukrainian mother who has found a home – and love – in Slovakia

Olena Kulish says she’s happy to be in “wonderful” Slovakia.

UK Ambassador to Slovakia Nigel Baker.

British ambassador explains to Slovak PM why he's wrong

Robert Fico 'shocked' by Nigel Baker's video on social media.

Slovak MFA Juraj Blanár and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Turkey on March 2, 2024.
Slovaks who are helping Ukraine. Marcel Rebro (left), Dodo Dobrík (upper right), and Eliška Horsáková (bottom right).

Stories of Slovaks who have not given up on Ukraine

Not a single one wants Russians near the Slovak border.

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Slovakia and Ukraine have different track gauge, causing delays when it comes to train services.

Direct train line between Košice and Kyiv planned

Only Košice-Mukachevo link currently operating.

From left to right: Slovak PM Robert Fico, Polish PM Donald Tusk, Czech PM Petr Fiala, and Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán during a press conference in Prague on February 27, 2024.

Prague summit shows Visegrad Four's profound divide over Ukraine

Robert Fico and Viktor Orbán form first team, Petr Fiala and Donald Tusk the second.

PM Robert Fico.
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Not the best of times

People in countries that should know better are being treated like serfs, not citizens.

Seak CEO Heliodor Macko.

It’s easier to work with Ukrainians than Israelis and Spaniards. They pay on time, says a Slovak CEO.

Seak's technology can protect Ukrainian cities from Russian airstrikes.

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