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Economy minister: A gas crisis may come after the New Year

Slovakia will probably have to use all measures possible to secure supplies.Compiled by Spectator staff, 12. Dec 2019, at 12:55

Gas storage facility in Gajary.

Čaputová in Ukraine: Every country can freely choose where it wants to belong

The Slovak president appreciated the reform efforts in the country.Compiled by Spectator staff, 16. Sep 2019, at 22:34

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová visited Ukraine on September 16, meeting with her counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky
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New flights will connect Bratislava and Odessa, Ukraine

The flights will be launched on November 3.Compiled by Spectator staff, 6. Aug 2019, at 21:40

Bratislava Airport is the eighth best airport in eastern Europe.

Slovak dairy manufacturer will expand to Ukraine

Kozí Vŕšok is expected to supply hundreds of shops in Ukraine with cheese.Compiled by Spectator staff, 30. Jul 2019, at 22:06

Kozí vŕšok may supply over a thousand supermarkets in Ukraine with its cheese and other dairy products.

Čaputová in Poland: Relations with Russia not improving

The president said unity is needed in NATO.Compiled by Spectator staff, 15. Jul 2019, at 22:10

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Modern deterrence and cyber threats among main topics of NATO meeting in Bratislava

Bratislava held the NATO Spring Parliamentary Assembly on May 31-June 3.Compiled by Spectator staff, 3. Jun 2019, at 22:34

NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Bratislava

Transpetrol restored oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline

Supplies were halted due to contamination.Compiled by Spectator staff, 23. May 2019, at 13:16

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Kiev is the third most popular destination at the Bratislava airport

In addition, the airport experienced the strongest April in history.Compiled by Spectator staff, 14. May 2019, at 21:56

Bratislava Airport is the eighth best airport in eastern Europe.

Ukrainian students to demand freedom for Oleg Sentsov in Bratislava

The play “Missing Director” calls on Slovak officials to act in the case of the imprisoned director.Compiled by Spectator staff, 11. Apr 2019, at 0:59

"Missing Director" is a street play performed by Ukrainian students in European cities, including Bratislava, on April 11.
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We Americans have to take responsibility, we can’t just blame Russian trolls for planting fake news

We should be teaching everyone not only the empirical facts of history, but also how to read and write and think critically, says historian Marci Shore.Michaela Terenzani, 7. Mar 2019, at 15:13

Marci Shore

An opinion piece launched a diplomatic shoot-out

The Russian Embassy did not like the opinion piece written by State Secretary of the Defence Ministry Róbert Ondrejcsák.Compiled by Spectator staff, 7. Mar 2019, at 0:35

State Secretary of the Defence Ministry Róbert Ondrejcsák

Pellegrini: Slovakia will not oppose sanctions against Russia

The country supports the extension of sanctions due to the conflict in the Sea of Azov.Compiled by Spectator staff, 13. Dec 2018, at 23:19

PM Peter Pellegrini

PM: Slovakia is ready to respond to situation in Ukraine

PM Peter Pellegrini said security forces are prepared for deployment anytime.Compiled by Spectator staff, 28. Nov 2018, at 14:01

l-r: Interior Minister Denisa Saková, PM Peter Pellegrini and Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš

Slovakia will not introduce special measures on Ukrainian border for now

Interior Minister Denisa Saková met with PM Peter Pellegrini to discuss Slovakia’s security due to the current situation in Ukraine.Compiled by Spectator staff, 27. Nov 2018, at 22:13

Vyšné Nemecké-Uzhhorod border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine.

Slovak officials: We need to stand by Ukraine

Steps leading to the escalation of tension in the annexed Crimea undermine the security and stability in the wider region, Foreign Ministry stated.Compiled by Spectator staff, 26. Nov 2018, at 22:35

Russia tried to block the Kerch Strait on November 25 by positioning a ship under the bridge.

Police charge Slovak for fighting in the Ukraine

This is the first time such charges have been brought.Compiled by Spectator staff, 12. Nov 2018, at 13:38

Ukrainian separatists, illustrative stock photo.

Man from Russian sanction list trained president’s and PM’s bodyguards

Denis Riauzov is on the sanctions list and the secret services believe he is a Russian agent.Roman Cuprik, 19. Sep 2018, at 1:16

Slovak personalities demand freedom for Oleh Sentsov

Slovak celebrities and outstanding personages in art, culture, science and public life have called on politicians to act in the case of the Ukrainian director imprisoned by Russian authorities.Compiled by Spectator staff, 27. Aug 2018, at 14:16

People hold posters to support Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is currently on hunger strike in a Russian jail to demand the release of the other Ukrainian hostages taken by the Kremlin, in front of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kiev on August 21, 2018.

Wizz Air to launch new route from Bratislava

The low-cost airliner will connect the Slovak capital with Ukraine’s city of Lviv.Compiled by Spectator staff, 7. Aug 2018, at 12:29

Wizz Air, illustrative stock photo

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