Slovakia

Participation of Slovakia in the Russo-Ukrainian war

27 February 2022 - Slovakia proposes to create a special procedure for Ukraine's accession to the EU

14 March 2022 - Slovakia expels 3 Russian diplomats, security officers arrested on suspicion of espionage

15 March 2022 - Slovakia expels Russian diplomats, Russia promises to respond

20 March 2022 - Troops from NATO countries began arriving in Slovakia to deploy the Patriot system

30 March 2022 - Slovakia expels 35 Russian diplomats

8 April 2022 - The President of the European Commission and the Prime Minister of Slovakia visited Bucha

8 April 2022 - Slovakia has provided Ukraine with the S-300 air defense system

9 April 2022 - Slovakia will put pressure on other countries to speed up Ukraine's accession to the EU - Prime Minister

14 April 2022 - The Netherlands sent 150 troops and Patriot air defense systems to Slovakia

27 April 2022 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia calls for the abolition of customs duties on exports from Ukraine to the EU

3 May 2022 - Slovakia is ready to repair Ukrainian military equipment

4 May 2022 - Hungary opposes the oil embargo on Russia, with the exception of Slovakia

6 May 2022 - The EU proposes to release Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic from the oil embargo by 2024

10 May 2022 - Zelensky asks Slovakia about planes and propellers

16 May 2022 - The Ukrainian military is being trained at the ACS manufactured in Slovakia, and purchase negotiations are under way

30 May 2022 - Slovakia transfers eight Zuzana 2 ACS to Ukraine

31 May 2022 - The President of Slovakia visited Irpin and Borodyanka and met with Zelensky

2 June 2022 - Ukraine has signed a contract with Slovakia for the supply of Zuzana 2 howitzers

3 June 2022 - Half of the population of Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia do not consider Russia primarily to blame for the war

4 June 2022 - Slovakia has postponed the supply of howitzers to its own army to hand them over to Ukraine

14 June 2022 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia called on Scholz to support Ukraine as an EU candidate and come to Kyiv

16 June 2022 - Slovakia handed over to Ukraine five helicopters and ammunition for Soviet MLRS

21 June 2022 - Slovakia has not yet been able to agree with Germany on the supply of tanks to Ukraine

18 July 2022 - The President of Slovakia allowed four citizens to fight against the Russian Federation in Ukraine

25 July 2022 - The defense ministers of Britain and Slovakia discussed the next steps to support Ukraine

27 July 2022 - The German Foreign Minister promises Slovakia the long-term deployment of military and air defense forces

27 July 2022 - The Czech Republic agreed to protect Slovakia's airspace

11 August 2022 - Ukraine confirmed the resumption of transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia

13 August 2022 - Slovakia transferred four Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine

14 August 2022 - Minister of Defense of Slovakia: there are no MiG-29s in Ukraine

21 August 2022 - Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia on the anniversary of the Prague Spring: We do not want Russia to be our neighbor

23 August 2022 - The President of Slovakia: what the Russian Federation did to Ukraine, it can do to other countries

27 August 2022 - Slovakia signed an agreement with the Czech Republic and Poland, which paves the way for the transfer of MiG-29 to Ukraine

29 August 2022 - In Slovakia, the Ukrainian people were awarded for their participation in the 1944 uprising and resilience in the war with the Russian Federation

15 September 2022 - The majority of the population of Slovakia wants Russia to win the war - poll

9 October 2022 - Slovakia transferred two Zuzana 2 self-propelled guns to Ukraine

1 November 2022 - Ukraine and Slovakia extended the agreement on increased gas imports

29 November 2022 - Slovakia transferred 30 BMP-1 to Ukraine thanks to an agreement with Germany

8 December 2022 - The Government of Slovakia has approved a new package of military aid to Ukraine

8 December 2022 - Slovakia plans to resume production of 120 and 155 mm projectiles for Ukraine

12 December 2022 - A military equipment repair base for Ukraine has started operating in Slovakia

19 December 2022 - Slovakia received the first Leopard tank from Germany instead of T-72s given to Ukraine

21 December 2022 - Slovakia was allowed to export fuel produced from Russian oil

11 January 2023 - The President of Slovakia allowed seven citizens to join the ranks of the Armed Forces

16 January 2023 - Slovakia handed Ukraine the last of the agreed Zuzana 2 howitzers

9 February 2023 - Germany is transferring two air defense systems to Slovakia, they will be located near the border with Ukraine

10 February 2023 - After Ukraine's appeal, Slovakia will start negotiations on MiG-29 fighters - the Prime Minister

16 February 2023 - The Parliament of Slovakia recognized the Russian regime as terrorist, and the Russian Federation as a sponsor of terrorism

16 February 2023 - For several weeks, Slovakia has not allowed German howitzers to be repaired at the border with Ukraine

20 February 2023 - Slovakia denied the deliberate delay of German equipment for Ukraine at the border

15 March 2023 - Slovakia plans to double the production of ammunition - the head of the Ministry of Defense

17 March 2023 - Slovakia promised to transfer 13 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

22 March 2023 - The USA offered Slovakia compensation for MiG-29 aircraft for Ukraine

23 March 2023 - Slovakia handed over the first four MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

28 March 2023 - The Parliament of Slovakia condemned the crimes committed by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian women and children

31 March 2023 - The prime ministers of Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia arrived in Ukraine for the summit on the occasion of the deoccupation of Buchi

7 April 2023 - Ministry of Defense of Slovakia: the Russians could have deliberately damaged the MiG-29s, which they decided to hand over to Ukraine

10 April 2023 - Ukraine starts exporting electricity to Moldova, followed by Poland and Slovakia

13 April 2023 - Prime Minister of Slovakia: we cannot get used to the daily atrocities of Russian aggressors in Ukraine

17 April 2023 - Slovakia completed the transfer of 13 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

17 April 2023 - Slovakia suspends grain imports from Ukraine

24 April 2023 - Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia advocated security guarantees for Ukraine even before NATO membership

28 April 2023 - The presidents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia visited Ukraine

28 April 2023 - The Czech Republic and Slovakia confirmed their readiness to contribute to the security of Ukraine before its accession to NATO

29 April 2023 - The presidents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia continued their visit to Ukraine after spending the night in Kyiv

30 April 2023 - The President of Slovakia visited Yagidne in Chernihiv Oblast

12 May 2023 - Slovakia canceled unilateral restrictions on imports from Ukraine after the EU decision

15 May 2023 - The new defense minister of Slovakia promises to continue supporting Ukraine

31 May 2023 - Germany sends MANTIS systems to Slovakia, which will replace the Patriot

5 June 2023 - Only 40% of residents of Slovakia, 46% of Bulgaria, and 54% of Hungary believe in the Russian attack on Ukraine

16 June 2023 - Ukraine agreed with the Czech Republic and Slovakia on the purchase and repair of BMP

20 June 2023 - The Parliament of Slovakia recognized the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people

7 July 2023 - Zelenskyi began his visit to Slovakia

7 July 2023 - Slovakia promised Ukraine 16 self-propelled guns "Zuzana" and will start joint production of ammunition

19 July 2023 - The profits of arms companies of Slovakia for 2022 increased four times

19 July 2023 - Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia want the EU to extend the moratorium on the import of Ukrainian grain

21 July 2023 - Ukraine resumes electricity exports to Slovakia

23 July 2023 - The export of electricity to Slovakia did not take place on the first day after the restoration

26 July 2023 - Slovakia promises to help Ukraine with the export of grain

1 August 2023 - Ukraine received the first Zuzana self-propelled guns, which were financed by Slovakia and 3 other EU countries

14 August 2023 - Ukraine imports electricity from Slovakia, Poland and Moldova

25 August 2023 - Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Hungary want to extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine

28 August 2023 - Slovakia refused Russian nuclear fuel

31 August 2023 - The Speaker of the Parliament of Slovakia supported the ban on grain from Ukraine

2 September 2023 - German fighter jets will protect the skies of Slovakia, which gave its Soviet-made fighter jets to Ukraine

8 September 2023 - The USA allocates 3.6 million dollars to Slovakia to protect the border with Ukraine

8 September 2023 - It was announced that Slovakia will be the first in Europe to receive a modernized F-16

14 September 2023 - Ukraine is counting on the support of Slovakia regarding the import of electricity in winter

14 September 2023 - Slovakia declared a Russian diplomat persona non grata

16 September 2023 - Following Poland and Hungary, Slovakia banned the import of Ukrainian grain

17 September 2023 - The EU calls on Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to be constructive regarding grain from Ukraine

18 September 2023 - Ukraine filed lawsuits at the WTO against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary due to the grain import ban

20 September 2023 - Slovakia considers Ukraine's plan to export grain acceptable

30 September 2023 - Zelensky met with the Minister of Defense of Slovakia

1 October 2023 - In Slovakia, the anti-Ukrainian party won the parliamentary elections

1 October 2023 - The winner of the elections in Slovakia on the intention to stop aid to Ukraine: We have bigger problems

3 October 2023 - Poland introduces temporary control on the border with Slovakia

4 October 2023 - After the elections, Slovakia decided to suspend military aid to Ukraine

7 October 2023 - A state of emergency was declared in the capital of Slovakia due to migrants

24 October 2023 - The military of Slovakia is preparing to install air defense systems on the border with Ukraine

25 October 2023 - In Slovakia, a new government with pro-Russian Prime Minister Fico took office

26 October 2023 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico said that he does not support military aid to Ukraine

27 October 2023 - Fico told the EU that Slovakia is worried about corruption in Ukraine

27 October 2023 - The Parliament of Slovakia declared that arms sales to Ukraine should continue

6 November 2023 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico promises not to hinder arms sales to Ukraine

6 November 2023 - Head of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia: It is necessary to stop hostilities in Ukraine and start negotiations

8 November 2023 - The government of Slovakia did not approve the €40 million military aid to Ukraine

14 November 2023 - The government of Slovakia has declared that they will not give weapons to Ukraine

14 November 2023 - Slovakia will finance the production of two demining machines for Ukraine

19 November 2023 - Slovakia opposes the 12th package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation due to nuclear fuel

21 November 2023 - Carriers of Slovakia blocked the checkpoint on the border with Ukraine

22 November 2023 - The authorities of Slovakia promised Ukraine to prevent the blocking of the border

24 November 2023 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia called Russia's aggression against Ukraine a frozen conflict

29 November 2023 - Slovakia continues and expands the ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine

30 November 2023 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia predicts the normalization of relations between his country and the Russian Federation

1 December 2023 - In Slovakia, EU funds to combat disinformation are directed to roof repairs

1 December 2023 - In Slovakia, the movement of trucks to Ukraine through the Vyshne-Nemetske checkpoint was blocked

5 December 2023 - The head of the Foreign Ministry of Slovakia stated that he does not imagine Ukraine in the EU under the current circumstances

5 December 2023 - FT: Czech Republic and Slovakia want to extend permission to sell Russian oil products

12 December 2023 - Slovakia is ready to support the opening of European negotiations with Ukraine

13 December 2023 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia promises not to block negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, although he considers it not ready

3 January 2024 - The President of Slovakia called for providing Ukraine with means for self-defense in the war with the Russian Federation

4 January 2024 - Slovakia sends over 200,000 euros of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

10 January 2024 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico: the Russian Federation needs security guarantees, and Ukraine is incapable of a new counteroffensive

16 January 2024 - The prime minister of Slovakia supported Orban's blocking of 50 billion euros for Ukraine

17 January 2024 - The Parliament of Slovakia gave the Ministry of Defense control over arms exports, in particular to Ukraine

20 January 2024 - Ukraine is working with Slovakia on three large-scale energy and logistics projects

20 January 2024 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia made scandalous statements before the meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine

20 January 2024 - The Minister of Culture of Slovakia canceled the ban on cooperation with the Russian Federation and Belarus

24 January 2024 - Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Slovakia met in Uzhhorod

12 February 2024 - Austria and Slovakia refused to build a new pipeline to connect with Russia

24 February 2024 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia stated that the war with the Russian Federation began with the rampage of Ukrainian neo-Nazis

10 March 2024 - The President of Slovakia criticized Prime Minister Fico for his contacts with the Russian Federation and compared him to Orban

14 March 2024 - Due to the blockade of Polish farmers, there are queues at the borders with Slovakia, Hungary and Romania

15 March 2024 - The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic did not disclose some details regarding the shells for Ukraine in the presence of the Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico

6 April 2024 - A pro-Russian candidate won the presidential election in Slovakia

11 April 2024 - Fico: Slovakia wants to be a friendly neighbor for Ukraine

11 April 2024 - Fico promised that Slovakia will not hinder Ukraine on its way to the EU

11 April 2024 - Ukraine agreed with Slovakia on the production of demining equipment

17 April 2024 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico stated that the Russian Federation will never leave Crimea and Donbas

20 April 2024 - Ukraine received emergency energy aid from Romania, Poland and Slovakia

4 May 2024 - At one of the checkpoints on the border of Ukraine and Slovakia, trucks were not allowed to pass

8 May 2024 - Slovakia is looking for a replacement for Russian gas in Azerbaijan

8 May 2024 - The elected president of Slovakia is ready for negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in Bratislava

9 May 2024 - Slovakia saw an increase in illegal border crossings by men from Ukraine

10 May 2024 - The President of Slovakia paid a farewell visit to Ukraine

15 May 2024 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico was shot, his condition is serious

15 May 2024 - The Slovakian government said that Fico was still being operated on, and that the attack was politically motivated

15 June 2024 - In Slovakia, the president has officially changed

1 July 2024 - 14% of Slovakians would like Russia to defeat Ukraine

4 July 2024 - The President of Slovakia promised to increase the supply of electricity to Ukraine in autumn and winter

4 July 2024 - The President of Slovakia called for restraint in negotiations on Ukraine's accession to NATO

15 July 2024 - No votes were found in the Parliament of Slovakia to condemn Russia's attack on "Okhmatdyt"

18 July 2024 - Slovakia and Hungary announced the suspension of oil transit of Russian Lukoil due to Ukrainian sanctions

23 July 2024 - Slovakia received the first F-16 fighters

24 July 2024 - Slovakia threatens Ukraine due to the ban on the transit of Russian oil

25 July 2024 - The EU did not support Hungary and Slovakia, which called on Ukraine to restore Lukoil oil transit

29 July 2024 - Politico: The position of Hungary and Slovakia on Russian oil causes irritation in the EU

29 July 2024 - The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary discussed the transit of Rosneft through Ukraine with the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Slovakia

1 August 2024 - The EU does not see a threat to Hungary and Slovakia due to Ukraine's sanctions against Lukoil

6 August 2024 - Sanctions on Lukoil did not reduce oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia

23 August 2024 - The EU found no threats to Hungary and Slovakia due to the stoppage of Lukoil oil transit

28 August 2024 - Tatneft now supplies oil to Hungary and Slovakia instead of Lukoil

9 September 2024 - Bloomberg: The EU is preparing to punish Slovakia by freezing billions of euros

14 September 2024 - During the day, the energy system of Ukraine received emergency aid from Romania, Slovakia and Poland

18 September 2024 - Head of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia: Ukraine's membership in NATO will create more conflicts

21 September 2024 - Russia has decided that Hungary and Slovakia are the only ones in the EU that do not threaten traditional values

26 September 2024 - The foreign ministers of Slovakia and Hungary met with the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry

6 October 2024 - Fico in Slovakia said that he would never agree to Ukraine joining NATO

7 October 2024 - Fico: Slovakia will provide emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine in the event of a blackout

7 October 2024 - Slovakia promises 500,000 euros for Ukraine's energy needs

7 October 2024 - Slovakia promises to help Ukraine with demining equipment

7 October 2024 - Ukraine and Slovakia concluded four agreements during intergovernmental consultations

11 October 2024 - Slovakia plans to expand the repair base for Ukrainian military equipment

23 October 2024 - Politico: At least seven countries oppose Ukraine joining NATO - Germany, USA, Hungary, Slovakia, Belgium, Slovenia and Spain

13 November 2024 - Slovakia concluded a trial agreement to import gas from Azerbaijan instead of Russian gas

14 November 2024 - Slovakia wants to extend the exemption from the oil embargo against the Russian Federation

18 November 2024 - Fico from Slovakia said that Biden is contributing to the escalation by allowing ATACMS missiles to be hit in the Russian Federation

2 December 2024 - Slovakia started buying gas from Azerbaijan

3 December 2024 - Deputies of the Parliament of Slovakia are going to go on an official visit to Moscow

15 December 2024 - President of Slovakia: Ukraine will have to lose territories for the sake of peace

15 December 2024 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia wants to continue the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine in 2025

18 December 2024 - Germany is moving the equipment repair center for the Armed Forces from Slovakia due to operational difficulties

19 December 2024 - In Slovakia, spending on defense in the amount of 3% of GDP was called unthinkable

20 December 2024 - Politico: Slovakia's prime minister accused Zelensky of attempted bribery

22 December 2024 - The prime minister of Slovakia is holding talks with Putin in Moscow

22 December 2024 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico said that his visit to Putin was a response to Zelenskyi's words

27 December 2024 - In Slovakia, they announced that they offered Putin their platform for a new Ukrainian peace summit

30 December 2024 - The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia: Slovakia's threats to stop the supply of electricity to Ukraine are unacceptable

31 December 2024 - The Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia stated that the country is ready to stop gas transit from the Russian Federation through Ukraine

2 January 2025 - Fico threatens to limit aid to Ukrainians in Slovakia due to the stoppage of gas transit through Ukraine

8 January 2025 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico said that the reason for his trip to Putin was Ukraine's refusal to continue gas transit

10 January 2025 - Fico stated that Putin had guaranteed him the continuation of gas supplies to Slovakia

10 January 2025 - In a number of cities of Slovakia, protests against the pro-Russian Fico

11 January 2025 - The President of Slovakia stated that his trip to Ukraine is out of the question

12 January 2025 - Deputies from Slovakia flew to Moscow to talk about gas, Poland did not miss their plane

15 January 2025 - Media: The EU is planning new sanctions against the Russian Federation, avoiding the vetoes of Hungary and Slovakia

17 January 2025 - A delegation of the opposition party of Slovakia arrived in Kyiv

20 January 2025 - Erdogan promised the Prime Minister of Slovakia to help with the supply of Russian gas

24 January 2025 - Fitzo accused Ukraine of involvement in cyberattack in Slovakia

24 January 2025 - Mass protests began in Slovakia against Fico's government

25 January 2025 - Zelensky supported the protests in Slovakia

25 January 2025 - The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Fico, said that a third of the participants in the protests against his government are Ukrainians

28 January 2025 - Fitzo called Zelensky enemy Slovakia because of gas problems

29 January 2025 - Slovakia summoned the Ambassador of Ukraine because of criticism towards Fitzo

6 February 2025 - Slovakia from February 1 imports Russian gas through "Turkish Stream"

18 February 2025 - Slovakia spoke a Ukrainian, accusing the preparation of the State Air

7 March 2025 - The residents of Slovakia have raised more than 5 million euros for ammunition to Ukraine

19 March 2025 - EU is looking for gas supply to Slovakia from Azerbaijan

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