Since EU sanctions require unanimous backing, a single country's veto prevents the package from being implemented.

EU ambassadors were unable to agree on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia due to Slovakia's veto during a meeting ...

The bilateral talks between Brussels and Bratislava have so far failed to produce the breakthrough needed to lift Robert Fico ...

European Union ambassadors once again failed to reach an agreement on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia during ...

The European Union faces challenges in adopting its 18th sanctions package against Russia due to disagreements over the oil ...

Juraj Blanár, Slovakia's foreign minister, said the West could "perhaps even forgive" Russia if it led to peace talks.

Slovakia and Hungary have opposed the sanctions due to their disagreement with Commission proposals to end Russian energy ...

Slovakia's Robert Fico announced his intention to maintain his veto on the new package of sanctions against Russia.

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia - A Slovak court will begin the trial on Tuesday of a man who shot and seriously wounded Prime ...

The Slovak prime minister Robert Fico stopped sending military aid to Ukraine when he was elected in 2023, and attended Putin ...

Slovakia will block the adoption of the next round of Russian sanctions until the European Commission offers Bratislava ...

The EU's efforts for a new sanctions package against Russia stall as Slovakia again blocks the decision during key diplomatic ...