Brussels stalls its 18th sanctions package as Slovakia demands Russian gas guarantees, leaving Moscow room to maneuver.

According to the Russian official, "the Potsdam Conference taught us that relations with the West should not be based on illusions" ...

Slovakia is seeking an exemption that would allow it to fulfill its contract with Gazprom until it expires in 2034 ...

Bratislava is requesting that the vote on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia be postponed until the European Commission (EC) ...

The Ukrainian suspect is accused of sending bomb threats that disrupted hundreds of schools across Slovakia and Czechia in September 2024, prompting evacuations and emergency police action. In a ...

Rutte’s warning ignores a critical reality: some NATO and EU members themselves still buy Russian oil and gas, directly or ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico firmly opposes REPowerEU's gas supply plans, citing risks to households and industry if ...

Slovakia has voted for a second day to block the 18th round of economic sanctions against Russia over concerns about gas prices on their domestic economy.

Slovakia is going to block sanctions until its concerns are eliminated concerning the carve-out for it from the plan of the European Commission to fully ban Russian gas purchases since 2027 ...

Slovakia has been blocking the latest sanctions package – which requires unanimous approval from EU member states – until its concerns are addressed over an EU proposal to phase out imports of Russian ...

Slovakia demands an exemption to keep importing Russian gas until 2034 in exchange for dropping its veto on new EU sanctions ...

Bratislava wants exemption from EU plan to halt Russian oil and gas imports if bloc wants its support for new sanctions ...