War in Ukraine, page 13

NATO, illustrative stock photo.

Slovak public split over arrival of NATO troops (poll)

More than one in three Slovaks are against their country's NATO membership.

PM Eduard Heger

No-fly zone is one step before the last, says Slovak PM

NATO troops expected to bring technology that would otherwise take Slovakia years to procure.

Refugees from Ukraine in Vyšné Nemecké.

Bratislava to set up large-capacity aid centre for Ukrainian refugees

There is also an information point at the main train station.

Bratislava called for peace in Ukraine.

Zelensky to protesting crowds: Don't be silent and support Ukraine as much as you can

People in Bratislava joined other European cities to call for peace in Ukraine.

Most Slovaks, up to a third, go to work in Germany, mainly in construction, industry and agriculture, with services in fourth place.

Construction industry expects to lose 5,000 Ukrainian workers due to war

SIovak building sites could fall silent as Ukrainian workers return home to fight.

The inhabitants of Kyiv were hiding from the bombs in the metro, too.

CEO at Kyiv Independent: Putin will not stop in Ukraine. Our neighbours could come next

Daryna Shevchenko describes the war in Kyiv and journalism in times of war.

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Slovaks offer educational platform to Ukrainian teachers and pupils

They can connect with their classmates and teachers even if they are in various countries.

EC President Ursula von der Leyen and PM Eduard Heger

EU will help Slovakia organise assistance for Ukrainians

EC President Ursula von der Leyen discussed the situation at the borders with President Zuzana Čaputová and PM Eduard Heger.

Slavín monument coloured in blue and yellow

Slavín monument painted yellow and blue, Russian Embassy is outraged

Russia has trampled on the memory of the fallen, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in response.

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Slovaks inquire about possibility to fight in Ukraine. The permission process is difficult, though

The currently valid law somewhat discourages people from joining foreign armies.

Protest against the war and in support of Ukraine in Bratislava.

People in Slovakia support the state’s response to the war in Ukraine

The answers given by the respondents of a recent poll differ based on their attitude to NATO membership.

Volunteers helping on the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing

Mostly individuals help refugees; state's role less apparent on Ukrainian border

Slovakia may witness the largest refugee crisis Europe has seen in this century.

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Education minister: We are ready to help every pupil who comes from Ukraine to our schools

The ministry has prepared materials advising Ukrainian parents on how to enrol children in Slovak schools.

Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok

Slovak Embassy in Kyiv evacuated

The embassy has provided shelter in the past few days for children and journalists.

An armed man stands by the remains of a Russian military vehicle in Bucha, close to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, on March 1, 2022.

Reality made the disinformation war temporarily irrelevant

Former Fulbright scholar and author Andrew Giarelli asks what will happen when Russia wipes its bloody nose and ramps up the brutality to Syrian or Chechen levels.

Andrew Giarelli
Refugees from Ukraine on the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing.

Slovakia provides temporary protection to Ukrainians. What does it mean?

Temporary protection will be provided until the end of 2022 for now.

Ylva Johansson in Bratislava

EC Commissioner in Slovakia: We have to prepare for millions of people to come

Commissioner met with politicians, diplomats and NGOs in Slovakia.

Airplanes parked at the Bratislava airport.

Russian aircraft lands in Bratislava despite closed airspace

Slovakia depends on raw materials from Russia.

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

Foreigners’ Police branches will remain open only to foreigners from Ukraine

The police react to tens of thousands of refugees crossing the Slovak border.

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