Open Ukraine project, published by NV as its media partner. “It was known two years ago that starting Jan. 1, 2025, there would be no transit of Russian [natural] gas through Ukrainian territory,” Portnikov noted.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico once again accused Czechia of meddling in Slovakia's internal matters through its politicians and media. Fico made these comments during a meeting with diplomats, specifically addressing Czech Ambassador Rudolf Jindrák.

People took to the streets in numerous cities across Slovakia on 23 and 24 January. These were the largest anti-government protests since demonstrations in 2018 following the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak.

Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia have gathered at squares and street across the country to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has sought the resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, will discuss the issue with European Commission officials on Thursday, his office said on Tuesday.

The system outage forced a plane carrying Prime Minister Robert Fico to turn around and head back to Slovakia. View on euronews

Hungary and Slovakia are urging the EU to intervene in the restoration of Russian gas supplies via Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warns of blocking EU sanctions if the issue remains unresolved.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters' calls for his resignation on Saturday after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government's policy shift closer to Russia.

Ukraine and Slovakia are embroiled in a diplomatic tussle over the halted Russian gas transit to Europe. Ukraine rebukes Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico, labeling him a Russian 'mouthpiece'. The discord escalates,

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books”.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico discussed the potential for securing Russian gas through Turkey with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who pledged Ankara’s help in finding a solution with Moscow.

Slovak PM Robert Fico has once again escalated his rhetoric over the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “our enemy,” according to a report by Slovak newspaper Dennik N on Jan.