Slovakia

Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend

Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia,…

3 years ago

NATO Summit to decide on troop deployments in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

NATO representatives meeting on Thursday will consider boosting the strength of the defence alliance’s eastern flank even further given Russia’s…

3 years ago

Using chemical weapons would have “far-reaching consequences”, warns NATO chief

Russian forces using chemical weapons in Ukraine would not only be a violation of international law, but have “far-reaching consequences”,…

3 years ago

NATO troops arrive to Slovakia to deploy US-made Patriot air defence systems

NATO troops have begun arriving at the Sliac military base in Slovakia to deploy US-made “Patriot” anti-missile defence systems in…

3 years ago

Lavrov calls arms supplied to Ukraine a “legitimate target”

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Slovakia providing air defence systems to Ukraine is a no-go, according…

3 years ago

Czechs contribute EUR 27 million towards armament shipments to Ukraine

Czechia’s Ministry of Defence says 100,000 Czechs have coughed up over EUR 27 million through a crowdfunding campaign which began…

3 years ago

No EU sanctions against Russian hydrocarbons, for now

The European Commission said it planned to cut its reliance on fossil fuels from Russia by 2030, reducing dependence on…

3 years ago

US Vice President’s trip to Poland, Romania overshadowed by fighter jet “debacle”

The Guardian reports that on Wednesday morning US time Vice President Kamala Harris was travelling to Poland, where she’ll meet…

3 years ago

Putin strikes at opportune moment

Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European…

3 years ago

Window for diplomacy opens, but Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert amid fresh EU sanctions

On the evening of Sunday, 27 February, as Russian President Vladimir Putin had put his nuclear forces on high alert,…

3 years ago