Slovakia currently meets the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on defence, but is reluctant to increase this despite growing pressure to do so. On Wednesday, Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák (Smer-SD/NI) reiterated that Slovakia does not intend to increase its defence budget beyond the 2%.

Today in Slovakia - all the top news from Thursday, wrapped up in one place! Too busy for NATO? Fico ditches Rutte, but finds time for US event NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte paid his first visit to Slovakia on Thursday since taking office.

Thousands have rallied all across Slovakia to mark the seventh anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.

BRATISLAVA - NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that any European security guarantees for Ukraine under a potential peace deal with Russia would need to be backed up by the United States."Strong security guarantees,

BRATISLAVA - NATO chief Mark Rutte visited Slovakia on Thursday, meeting President Peter Pellegrini and later Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák (Smer-SD/NI).

Necessary conditions must be met first as there is still some uncertainty about guarantees that will ensure sustainability of such measure, says Peter Pellegrini - Anadolu Ajansı

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte travelled to Slovakia on Thursday (20 February 2025) for meetings with President Peter Pellegrini, Deputy Prime

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for robust security guarantees to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine during his visit to Slovakia. He stressed that any agreement must ensure Russia refrains from further territorial ambitions.

He opened with a tribute to Michael Strank, a US Marine of Slovak descent immortalised in the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising image. Fico honoured fallen American soldiers who helped defeat fascism, warning against the rise of “new Hitlers.”

FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico addresses the media during a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Bratislava, Slovakia, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) This NATO ally will ‘buy, buy, buy’ more weapons as ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Thousands rallied all ... criticized EU sanctions on Russia and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO. He declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an enemy ...

People in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, observed a minute of silence ... on Russia and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO. He declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an enemy ...