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Accommodation, work, school. How to get to Slovakia and how to proceed?

The Slovak Spectator offers practical information for refugees from Ukraine.

In March 2022, Slovakia hosts the Saber Strike 22 military exercise.

NATO troops will come to Slovakia soon, MPs passed mandate

Slovak government does not rule out Russia may conduct airstrikes in the immediate vicinity of the Slovak border in coming days.

Special Prosecutor Daniel Lipšic and Police Corps President Štefan Hamran (in middle)
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Two Slovaks arrested and charged with bribery and espionage in cooperation with Russian spies

The information they collected concerned topics including Ukraine, NATO, and the Slovak Armed Forces.

In March 2021, Slovakia hosts the Saber Strike 22 military exercise.

Slovakia meets NATO defence spending commitment for first time

With the war in Ukraine, the state needs to ramp up its defence spending, the prime minister admits.

Russian Embassy in Bratislava

Slovakia expels three Russian Embassy staffers

The police detained people from the intelligence service, Defence Ministry and disinformation website on espionage charges.

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State will provide funding for those who offer accommodation to refugees

Parliament will discuss the proposal on Tuesday or Wednesday.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

US Secretary of Defense to visit Slovakia

Slovakia will be the only country he will visit on the bilateral level on his way to a NATO meeting in Brussels.

Information point for refugees at Hlavna Stanica

City Hall and NGOs team up at Hlavná Stanica to get refugees on track

It took just one week to create a fully functional information point for people fleeing Ukraine.

A detained demonstrator shows a sign 'No War!' from a police bus in St. Petersburg on February 24, 2022.

The real work of “denazification” lies ahead

The world’s largest country is in the grip of a cult.

People fleeing war in Ukraine at the border crossing in Vyšné Nemecké, eastern Slovakia.

Volunteer at the border: Coordination shortage, uncertainty is the worst for refugees

Slovak living in the UK flew back to Slovakia to help people cross the border from Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers drive on an armored military vehicle in the outskirts of Kyiv.
The information point at the Main Railway Station in Bratislava.

Foreigners’ Police to expand their capacities to help refugees from Ukraine

They are not dealing with the agenda of other foreigners living or coming to Slovakia for now.

Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď (l) and Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Army Daniel Zmeko (r)

Cabinet approves the arrival of NATO troops

2,100 soldiers should bring defence technology with them.

Refugees from Ukraine at the pedestrian border crossing in Veľké Slemence, March 1, 2022.

Most Slovaks want to accept refugees but are less happy to see them in their neighbourhood

Differences could be seen in the opinions of voters of different political parties.

Slovakia's MiG-29 fighter jets.

Slovakia restrained over Polish call to give MiGs to the US for Ukraine

It is not an issue to be communicated through injudicious press releases, Slovak defence minister said.

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Refugees from Ukraine at the pedestrian border crossing in Veľké Slemence, March 1, 2022.

"I think it was the bravest cat in the world"

Ukrainian refugees in eastern Slovakia tell their stories to Andrew Giarelli.

Andrew Giarelli
Presidential Palace lit up in solidarity with Ukraine.

Russian in Slovakia: It is hard for people to admit Putin acts like Hitler

It might take years before I see my family in Russia and Ukraine, says Russian native and Bratislava inhabitant.

People cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing the town of Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 7.

Slovak politicians submitted criminal complaints against Russian officials

Other criminal complaints were submitted against people circulating Russian propaganda.

Refugees from Ukraine on the border crossing in Vyšné Nemecké.

Propaganda backlash threatens to strike where Slovakia is most vulnerable

Slovaks are making their president proud, but how long will it last?

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