After Prime Minister Robert Fico alleged there were plans to escalate anti-government protests into an attempted coup, Slovaks took the streets in over 20 cities to peacefully protest the government's pro-Russia policy.

A Slovak schoolboy, the winner of the mathematics Olympiad, refused to shake the hand of the country's President, Peter Pellegrini, because he does not agree

Hungary has stopped delaying the renewal of European sanctions on Moscow, which may have detrimental consequences on its relationship with Russia.

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!)

Before reupping the sanctions, Budapest wanted to wait for Trump's inauguration, then insisted Brussels push Ukraine to reopen a gas pipeline running to Central Europe.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for supporting the protests against the Slovak government's policies that took place on 24 January. Source: Fico quoted by Aktuality;

To win Hungary over, the European Commission issued a statement promising to involve Hungary and Slovakia in talks with Kyiv about gas supplies to Europe.

The European Union has agreed to prolong for 6 months a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine. Monday's agreement was sealed

The EU will be able to renew its sectoral sanctions against Russia after Hungary abandoned its veto threat, which it had linked to energy concerns. #EuropeNews

Comments came after angry complaints from Slovakia and Hungary over Kyiv’s refusal to renew transit of Russian gas.

"Bratislava is not Moscow, Slovakia is Europe," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X on Jan. 25, voicing support for protests against Slovakia's government.