Slovakia's President Peter Pellegrini has sworn in the new minister of tourism and sports in a reshuffle to stabilize the government.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday the possibility of shipping Azerbaijani gas was part of discussions with the European Commission on restarting transit flows through Ukraine.

Prosecutors will now assess the evidence and decide whether the suspect, identified only as J.C., will stand trial. View on euronews

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.

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.