Tucker Carlson enjoyed his sit-down with Putin so much that he went to Moscow again in December, this time to interview Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. It’s hard to tell whether Carlson or Danko enjoyed Moscow more, but can you guess who said which gushing quote about Russia? (Answers at the end; don’t scroll down!)

Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from Russian energy is tied to political sovereignty.

The European Commission intends to propose sanctions against Russia that will, for the first time, avoid a veto by Hungary and Slovakia. Source: correspondent of the Polish RMF FM radio station, as reported by European Pravda Details: Sanctions are expected to be imposed on Russian and Belarusian fertilisers and other agri-food products.

Thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets as protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico spread from Slovakia's capital to towns and cities across the country and abroad.

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters in the Slovak capital held banners and chanted slogans on Friday accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging the country towards Russia after he met President Vladimir Putin last month amid a gas dispute with Ukraine.

Fico met Putin in Moscow on Dec. 22 to discuss gas and the war in Ukraine after Ukraine decided not to allow Russian gas flows through Ukraine from Jan. 1. Fico has threatened to take retaliatory measures against Kyiv as Slovakia wanted to continue receiving Russian gas through Ukraine to keep costs down and keep earning transit country revenue from onward gas shipments to Europe.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico looks set to survive an upcoming no-confidence vote after rebel lawmakers in one ruling coalition party said they would not support the motion.

TASS/. Slovakia and Russia plan to increase reciprocal visits in 2025 with invitations for Russian cultural figures already being prepared at the republic’s ministry, Deputy Speaker of the ...

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, shakes hands with Vice Speaker of the Slovak Parliament Andrej Danko during their ...

Slovakia has argued with Ukraine over its decision to halt the transit of Russia's gas through its territory from Jan. 1, seeking to cut Moscow off from the revenue stream. Slovakia had sought to ...

PRAGUE, January 17. /TASS/. Slovakia’s pro-Western opposition puts Kiev’s interests above those of its own nation, Prime Minister Robert Fico said, commenting on a meeting between opposition leaders and Vladimir Zelensky, where they promised to support Ukraine’s NATO bid and send Slovak troops to Ukraine in case they come to power.