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Putin’s New Friend in the Heart of Europe
HAS VLADIMIR PUTIN QUIETLY ACQUIRED a new imperial possession in the heart of Europe, embedded within the EU and NATO? The suggestion may sound hyperbolic, but reports from Bratislava are becoming ...
Politico Europe12d
Robert Fico’s Russian gas fearmongering falls flat
Kyiv’s decision not to renew a deal with the Kremlin hasn’t sparked the catastrophe the Slovak prime minister imagined.
Politico Europe7d
In Austria’s Kickl, the EU has its next Orbán
Vienna could be about to get its first far-right leader since World War II. Europe’s mainstream sees trouble brewing.
Zelenskyy challenges Fico to resolve gas dispute — in Kyiv
The leaders of Ukraine and Slovakia are locked in a spiralling dispute over supplies of Russian gas, and can't even agree on a location to hold further talks. #EuropeNews ...
Euronews (English) on MSN11d
Thousands protest against Slovakian PM Fico over meeting with Putin and pro-Moscow stance
Friday's protest against Fico's controversial Russia stance comes after his meeting with Putin in Moscow last month, as well ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN12d
'We are not Russia' — Thousands protest Fico's pro-Kremlin agenda in Bratislava
Approximately 4,000 people assembled in Bratislava on Jan. 3 to protest Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian policies, according to local media.
Be careful what you wish for, Elon: Germany is still different
Why does it matter that Elon Musk has just thrown his wealth and influence behind the AfD, a hitherto obscure German party of ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN2d
Fico invited Zelensky to Slovakia to discuss gas transit via Ukraine; Zelensky responds
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico proposed President Volodymyr Zelensky a meeting in Slovakia to discuss halting the Russian ...
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Fico invited Zelensky to Slovakia to discuss gas transit via Ukraine
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico proposed President Volodymyr Zelensky a meeting to discuss halting the Russian gas transit ...
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'Fico Will Completly Miss'
How Slovakia protests against the pro-Russian prime minister.
Daily Maverick on MSN2d
Zelensky challenges Slovakia’s Fico: ‘Come to Kyiv’; Ten EU countries call for ban on imports of Russian gas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, this Friday, responding to his offer of talks to try to resolve a spat over the end of ...