Thursday's EU summit suffered a huge setback after Robert Fico, Slovakia's prime minister, announced he would maintain his veto on the next round of sanctions against Russia, which diplomats hoped to ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico strongly criticized the EU’s proposed 18th sanctions package on Russia, calling previous sanctions ineffective. Speaking in Bratislava, Fico questioned how many ...

EU leaders have decided to delay discussions on a new sanctions package against Russia, Hungarian news outlet Index reports. The postponement stems f ...

Fico has criticised separate European Union plans to phase out Russian gas and other energy imports in the coming years, which the EU executive announced last month, calling them "economic suicide".

Fico said he considered the parliamentary resolution a "strong political tool that I will be able to rely on.". Under Fico, who hails from the leftist-populist Smer party, EU and NATO member Slovakia ...

PM Fico says Slovakia will block EU sanctions on Russia if they harm national interests. ... Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives at the EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 2016.

Slovakia will block any European Union sanctions against Russia that damage its national interests, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday after parliament approved a resolution calling on the ...

Thursday's EU summit suffered a huge setback after Robert Fico, Slovakia's prime minister, announced he would maintain his veto on the next round of sanctions against Russia, which diplomats hoped ...

Slovakia Cannot Support New EU Sanctions Against Russia Without Energy Solutions, PM Fico Says (Reuters) -Slovakia will not back the EU's 18th package of sanctions against Russia unless the ...

Reuters. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives at the EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo ...

Thursday's EU summit suffered a huge setback after Robert Fico, Slovakia's prime minister, announced he would maintain his veto on the next round of sanctions against Russia, which diplomats hoped ...