
Slovak PM Ties Sanctions Support To Russian Gas Phase‑Out Guarantees
“We want guarantees that this problem will not remain only on Slovakia’s back,” PM Fico said ahead of Tuesday’s key meeting.

“We want guarantees that this problem will not remain only on Slovakia’s back,” PM Fico said ahead of Tuesday’s key meeting.

Sergei Duzhikov and Maria Tyabut say daily life continues unchanged, thanks to local substitutes and imports.
Brussels imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on the perpetrators.
Tehran said it would present a “reasonable, logical and balanced” counter-proposal to the United States.

Many European leaders remain “unequivocally” behind the ICC despite its warrant against Israel’s Netanyahu.
The U.S. president’s patience with the Kremlin is running out.

Doubling down on sanctions that haven’t worked until now is unlikely to deliver different results in the future.

The EU Commission committed to protecting oil and gas delivery to member states thanks to pressure from Budapest.

Hungary’s attempt to advance talks with Belgrade was rejected for political reasons, despite Serbia meeting all preliminary benchmarks set by the Commission

Robert Fico’s sovereigntist government says the EU is delaying assistance to its member states in Ukraine oil dispute.