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.

BRATISLAVA - Slovak political scientists have warned of a dangerous shift in public discourse after Smer MP Tibor Gašpar hinted at the possibility of Slovakia leaving the EU and received support from fellow party member and Prime Minister Robert Fico.

The authors of the letter are two prominent figures in psychiatry and psychology - Jozef Hašto and Anton Heretik. They are concerned about Fico's actions, which increasingly show "a forceful authoritarian style,

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico looks set to survive an upcoming no-confidence vote after rebel lawmakers in one ruling coalition party said they would not support the motion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed energy security with Slovakia's opposition leader in Kyiv on Friday, amid a row with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico who has threatened to cut aid to Ukraine.

Officials in Slovakia say an 18-year-old student fatally stabbed two people at a high school. The Slovak rescue service says one other person is in critical condition.

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But the proposed alternative "fundamentally cannot perform the same functions on the battlefield as a classic main battle tank."

Thousands of Slovaks took to the streets on Friday as protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico spread from Slovakia's capital to towns and cities across the country and abroad.

The main topic of the meeting will be Hungary's and Slovakia's energy security following the halt of Ukrainian gas transit.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said he wasn’t ruling out the resumption of gas through Ukraine after a deal between Kyiv and Moscow expired at the beginning of this year.

Robert Fico also proposed a new date and venue for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Fico reported that he had had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during which the issue of gas supplies was discussed.