Foreign Policies

Foreign Ministry Summons Ambassador of Ukraine over Ukrainian Remarks

Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovakia Myroslav Kastran (stock photo by TASR)

        Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) - The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry summoned Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia Myroslav Kastran on Wednesday, conveying to him sharp criticism over the statements of the Ukrainian side, which the ministry considers to be interference in the internal affairs of Slovakia, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department.
        Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeatedly spoke critically against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in January. On Tuesday (January 28), for example, he accused Fico of choosing Russia over the USA and its partners when it comes to gas. Speaking at the World Economic Forum last week, Zelenskyy also pointed to the Slovak premier, who he said wasn't seeking access to US gas but "is not losing hope of using the US security umbrella".
        A contract for the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine expired at the end of 2024, and the country has decided not to renew it. Premier Fico subsequently threatened Ukraine with a halt in electricity supplies and a reduction in support for Ukrainians who have taken refuge in Slovakia in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

ZSSK: New Train Service between Bratislava and Kiev Launched on Sunday

A rail connection between Slovakia and Ukraine is improving, with a new train service from Bratislava to Kiev being launched on Sunday, ZSSK passenger carrier spokesman Dominik Drevicky has informed TASR.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

PM: Slovakia to Organise Repeated Mass Testing, Two Dozen Districts Exempt

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Slovakia will organise a repeated mass testing for the coronavirus, but districts with positivity rates below 0.7 percent in the testing this past weekend will be exempt from the second round, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management

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