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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.

Stock image.

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.

Daniel Hoťka and 1 more
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.

Robert Fico and Vladimir Putin in 2016.
Graphic designer Mykola Kovalenko.

Russians know about war. But they prefer vodka, says Ukrainian graphic designer

Bratislava-based Ukrainian artist Mykola Kovalenko on childhood in the Soviet Union, Russian people, war and the Slovak capital.

Kristína Kúdelová
The letters mean nothing in Slovak, but they read "Moscow Z" in Russian.
An illustrative photo.

How Pablo, a Jack Russell, helps me learn Slovak

Never lose your sense of humour when trying to speak a foreign language.

Iryna Zinchenko
Pro-Russian protesters on the square outside the Presidential Palace in March 2023.

Judge sees no crime in public war-approving posts. Pro-Russian pensioner is free for now

The case of an old man openly supporting Russia's invasion on social media is the first of its kind to land in court.

Barbora Plávalová
Children's fitness trainer Oleksandr Vertii.

A Ukrainian who teaches children the love of sports

Oleksandr Vertii is into sports thanks to his father, and he applies the same ‘tactic’ on his son.

Activists Viera Dubačová, Lucia Štasselová, Andrea Cocherová and Zuzana Izsáková during a Thursday press conference after returning from the capital of Ukraine.
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Pro-Ukraine supporters leave unusual gift for Fico after his infamous claim

But the premier couldn’t hear air-raid sirens since he was in Brussels.