The police in Slovakia detained a Ukrainian citizen on Jan. 30 suspected of preparing a coup in the country, Slovak media Aktuality reported. The Ukrainian is being held in the border police office ahead of his deportation to Ukraine,

Slovakia plans to expel a Ukrainian from the country. The authorities claim he was involved in a planned coup in Slovakia. "This is a fictional character," says opposition MP Juraj Krupa. Other representatives of opposition groups express similar sentiments.

Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia have gathered at squares and street across the country to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has sought the resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, will discuss the issue with European Commission officials on Thursday, his office said on Tuesday.

Slovakia is still scrambling for alternative gas routes after Moscow shut off supplies through Ukraine at the end of last year. One option is gas from Azerbaijan, a possibility revived over the weekend by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukraine and Slovakia are embroiled in a diplomatic tussle over the halted Russian gas transit to Europe. Ukraine rebukes Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico, labeling him a Russian 'mouthpiece'. The discord escalates,

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters' calls for his resignation on Saturday after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government's policy shift closer to Russia.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry summoned the Slovak Ambassador, rejecting claims of interference and criticizing PM Robert Fico's rhetoric towards Kyiv.

Slovak Ambassador to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal was summoned to the Ukrainian MFA, where he was told that he strongly rejects the statements by official Bratislava about Ukraine's alleged interference in the internal affairs of the Slovak Republic.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico sharply criticized the West for its role in prolonging the Russia-Ukraine war. Fico highlighted the negative impact of Western policies and stated that Ukraine's

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books”.

Slovakia and Ukraine are embroiled in a diplomatic dispute following Slovakia's protest against Ukrainian remarks. The row intensified after Slovakia accused Ukraine of propaganda and Ukraine ceased Russian gas transit to Slovakia.