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Robert Fico

Fico offers cooperation to Hungary’s new PM after shock election

Slovakia has signaled a willingness to maintain close ties with Hungary following a major political shift in Budapest.

13 Apr 2026-09:45
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives in Hanoi for historic state visit

The official visit by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico marks the first by a foreign government leader after Việt Nam completed the restructuring of its state apparatus following the 14th National Party Congress, and opens up opportunities for more substantive cooperation following previous high-level visits, based on the need to strengthen collaboration and high political trust between the two sides.

12 Apr 2026-17:54
Fico claims secret satellite images prove Druzhba pipeline is intact

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he has access to satellite imagery showing that the Druzhba oil pipeline running through Ukraine has not been significantly damaged, contradicting Kyiv’s earlier claims.

05 Mar 2026-09:12
Fico: Ukraine unlikely to resume oil transit to Slovakia

After a phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed on social media X that Ukraine seems uninterested in resuming oil transit to Slovakia.

27 Feb 2026-22:59
Slovakia sues EU over ban on Russian gas imports

Slovakia will file a lawsuit against the European Union’s decision to ban Russian gas imports, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced, escalating resistance to one of the bloc’s most significant energy policy shifts since the start of the war in Ukraine.

27 Jan 2026-16:22
Slovak PM Fico’s plane damaged at Brussels airport

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s plane was damaged upon arrival at Brussels Airport ahead of the EU summit, rendering it temporarily unairworthy.

18 Dec 2025-10:26
Trump invites Slovakia's Fico to FIFA World Cup

16 Dec 2025-19:44
Fico vows to block Ukraine ‘reparations credit’

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he will oppose the European Commission’s plan to provide Ukraine with a reparations loan from frozen Russian assets if the funds are used for defense purposes.

12 Dec 2025-10:49
Slovakia backs U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, says PM Fico

Slovakia supports the U.S. peace plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and believes the proposal offers favorable conditions for Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday.

22 Nov 2025-09:30
Slovak PM warns EU plan to use Russian assets for Ukraine may fail

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned that the European Union’s plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine could fail, citing significant legal and political risks.

24 Oct 2025-12:45