European Union leaders will gather for a summit in Brussels to discuss further support for Ukraine and an increase in military spending. However, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening to block any aid to Kyiv,

Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, has demanded the restoration of gas transit through Ukraine. He threatened that otherwise, he would block the EU summit on aid for Ukraine. The Prime Minister of Slovakia,

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to block the European Union summit on Thursday to approve financial and military aid to Ukraine, Česke Novyny reports.

Hungary and Slovakia call for direct talks with Russia and energy concessions, pushing a stance that could weaken EU support for Kyiv and legitimize Russian gains.

Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is threatening to block the conclusions of the European Union (EU), thus further isolating Slovakia, he behaves as if he's being instructed by Russian President Vladimir Putin,

The Slovak government will not support Ukraine financially or militarily to continue its war against Russia, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico. — Ukrinform.

The simple answer is that the more Slovakia has turned east under Fico, the further mutual relations have gone south. The Czech Republic remains one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters in its war with Russia, having welcomed 385,000 Ukrainian refugees (third most in the EU) and fronted an initiative to procure ammunition for Kyiv.

Hungary's prime minister has urged the European Union to start direct discussions with Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine and drop plans for a joint declaration at an extraordinary EU summit next week,

Almost all the gas that Ukraine buys on the EU market is of Russian origin, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Monday ahead of Thursday's (March 6) EU summit in Brussels, adding that Slovakia will propose that an explicit request to Ukraine to resume the transit of Russian or other gas through its territory should be included in the summit's conclusions.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is calling out the EU for its failed Ukraine strategy, saying that Brussels ignored peace efforts for three years and is now scrambling to stay relevant as US-Russia talks move forward without them.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico seeks to stabilize his leftist-nationalist coalition by proposing a cabinet change and securing support from four independent lawmakers. The government, grappling with resignations and internal disputes,

In a letter obtained by Reuters, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reportedly urged the EU to abandon plans for a joint declaration and resume direction communication with Moscow like Washington did.