War in Ukraine, page 9

Jill Biden in Kosice

"I just went out to brush my teeth." Jill Biden surprises refugees in Košice

Ukrainian kids sang Jill Biden a song by a composer who was killed for being Ukrainian.

A Russian wheel, as is it known in the Central Europe, in Bratislava.

What do eggs, ice cream and Ferris wheel have to do with Russia?

Called a Russian wheel in Slovak, the Ferris wheel was invented in America.

Stock image.

Poll: A third of people would flee if war came to Slovakia

Mostly voters of SaS and Progressive Slovakia were inclined to leave.

The Patriot air defence system at the Sliač military airport, central Slovakia, on April 27, 2022.

Slovak air defence systems registered Russian bombing

Latest attacks as close as 100 km from the Slovak border.

Illustrative stock photo
EU finances should be a key driver of forecast 1.5 percent y-o-y growth of the Slovak economy this year.

Poll: Slovaks against disconnecting from Russian gas

People don't want higher energy prices.

First lady Jill Biden.

Jill Biden to meet Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia

Biden's five day trip will be the second one overseas by herself.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the crowd.

Volodymyr Zelensky to speak before Slovak MPs

Time is running out due to current parliament conflict.

A registration and information point for Ukrainian arrivals.

International organisations will pay allowances to refugees instead of Slovakia

The scheme should last three months and aims to make money more readily available to the displaced persons in need.

Slovakia could last until autumn without Russian gas. What are its options?

The government is not prepared to pay in rubles for now.

The launch of the S-300 system in Bulgaria.
President Zuzana Čaputová
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Slovak president calls on Russian troops to "end this terrible war"

Čaputová rubbishes 'liberation' claims, pointing to rapes and violence

Russian President Vladimir Putin

War shifts Slovaks' geopolitical views

Poll: majority see Russia as a danger.

PM Eduard Heger with his advisor Alexander Duleba in a train on the way to Kyiv, April 8.

Ukraine joining the EU would benefit eastern Slovakia, says PM’s advisor

Slovak-Ukrainian relations were enjoying a renaissance. Then the war broke out.

Prime Minister Eduard Heger
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Heger tells CNN: We should not be intimidated by Russia

The prime minister gave an interview to CNN, commenting on the S-300 system and other forms of Slovak aid to Ukraine.

Martin Michlik volunteered at the border on March 10-12.

The Ukrainian refugee crisis – through the eyes of Slovakia’s volunteers

Helpers at borders speak of powerful encounters with Ukrainians fleeing war.

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

Designing websites or corporate volunteering. Slovak firms help Ukrainians

Companies established in Slovakia were quick to respond to the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Support for Putin decreases, perception of Russia as aggressor on rise

Most people support the presence of NATO troops at the eastern border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

No news on how Russian aggression has affected Slovak diplomats in Moscow

Both countries mutually expelled each other's diplomats.

Nuclear physicist Martin Venhart.
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