Robert Fico

Slovakia and Hungary propose joint inspection of Druzhba pipeline

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have proposed creating a joint inspection group to assess the technical condition of the Druzhba oil pipeline running through Ukraine, Fico said on Feb. 27.

27 February, 04:15 PM

Zelenskyy invites Slovak Prime Minister Fico to Ukraine during phone call

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the President's Office said on Feb. 27.

27 February, 02:38 PM

Slovak opposition to sue Fico over Ukraine power supply cut

Slovakia’s opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) will file a criminal complaint against PM Robert Fico over his decision to stop emergency electricity sales to Ukraine, Slovak outlet Dennik N reported on Feb. 24.

25 February, 02:07 AM

Kudrytskyi: Fico bluffing on power supply halt

Slovak PM Robert Fico’s threats to stop emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine are a bluff, former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said on Feb. 23.

24 February, 01:11 AM

Fico vows no more emergency power supply to Ukraine

Slovakia will stop providing emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine beginning Feb. 23, PM Robert Fico announced on his Facebook page.

23 February, 09:12 PM

Kyiv condemns Budapest and Bratislava after power supply ultimatums

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Feb. 21 accused Hungary and Slovakia of “energy blackmail” after officials in Budapest and Bratislava threatened to halt electricity supplies to Ukraine.

22 February, 05:30 PM

Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine if oil transit is not restored

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv does not resume oil deliveries to Slovakia, he wrote on Facebook on Feb. 21.

21 February, 05:25 PM

Rubio to visit Hungary and Slovakia after Munich talks with Zelenskyy

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Hungary and Slovakia for a two-day visit following the Munich Security Conference, Reuters reported on Feb. 15.

15 February, 03:11 PM

Fico accuses Politico of trying to sabotage Slovakia’s ties with U.S. over Trump report

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico lashed out at Politico after the outlet published a report claiming he was disturbed by former U.S. President Donald Trump’s mental state during a recent meeting, calling the article “a lie” and accusing the publication of undermining U.S.-Slovak relations.

28 January, 03:15 PM

Orbán brews anti-Ukraine alliance in EU

Hungary is looking to join forces with the Czech Republic and Slovakia to form an anti-Ukrainian alliance in the EU, Politico reported on Oct. 28, citing a top political adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

28 October 2025, 09:12 AM

Fico opposes EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he is against the European Union’s plans to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, the Slovak outlet SME reported on Oct. 26.

26 October 2025, 08:46 PM

Fico: Slovakia won’t stand in way of Ukraine’s EU accession

Slovakia will not block Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union, Prime Minister Robert Fico said during joint intergovernmental consultations with Ukraine, according to a live broadcast on the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers’ YouTube channel on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 10:41 PM

Ukraine offers Slovakia energy hub, risk-free supply

Ukraine is prepared to ensure Slovakia faces no energy supply risks and to establish a new regional energy hub, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said during joint Ukrainian-Slovak government consultations on Oct. 17, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported.

17 October 2025, 05:54 PM

Trump could halt EU’s Russian oil imports 'with one call' to allies

U.S. President Donald Trump could stop Russian oil imports to the European Union “with one call” to allies Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, an anonymous EU diplomat told Politico on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 03:16 PM

Ukraine ready to supply Slovakia with oil and gas coming from anyone but Russia

Ukraine is eager to cooperate with Slovakia on various energy projects, including electricity imports and the transit of oil and natural gas via its pipelines, provided the fuel is not sourced from Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 5.

5 September 2025, 08:31 PM

Slovakia’s Fico to meet with Zelenskyy in Uzhhorod

Slovak PM Robert Fico will arrive in Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 5 to discuss energy infrastructure, the Slovak government’s Press and Information Department said on Sept. 4.

5 September 2025, 01:55 AM

Slovakia’s Fico to deliver message from Putin to Zelenskyy

Following his meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Slovak PM Robert Fico will deliver a message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Fico said on Sept. 2.

3 September 2025, 02:03 AM

Putin urges Eastern Europe to cut Ukraine’s gas and oil supply in talks with Slovak PM Fico

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has called on Eastern European countries to halt gas and oil deliveries to Ukraine in a bid, he claimed, to “stop strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure.” He made the remarks during a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing on Sept. 2, according to Russian state media.

2 September 2025, 07:39 PM

Putin tells Fico Russia never wanted war, defends strikes on Ukraine’s grid

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, where he issued a series of manipulative and cynical statements about Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to the Russian state-run outlet TASS.

2 September 2025, 03:13 PM

Slovakia resumes issuing tourist visas to Russian nationals

Slovakia resumed issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens on Aug. 29, Slovak newspaper Pravda reported. Bratislava has been denying Russian tourist visa applications since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

29 August 2025, 11:45 PM

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