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Seeking Arms for Ukraine, Pentagon Buyers Scour Eastern European Factories

April 25, 2022John Ismay and Eric SchmittComments Off on Seeking Arms for Ukraine, Pentagon Buyers Scour Eastern European Factories

Soviet-designed ammunition is part of the ‘life blood’ for Ukrainian troops fighting Russia, and the United States is keeping it flowing.

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He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy.

April 20, 2022April 21, 2022ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy.

An investigation in Slovakia has exposed how Russian clandestine operations are trying to sow discord in Europe and create sympathy for Moscow over Ukraine.

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A Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine From Slovakia

April 14, 2022April 15, 2022ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on A Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine From Slovakia

Encouraged by the United States, Slovakia “donated” a bulky but effective S-300, hoping to challenge Russian domination of the skies in the war next door.

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A Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine From Slovakia

April 14, 2022ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on A Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine From Slovakia

Encouraged by the United States, Slovakia “donated” a bulky but effective S-300, hoping to challenge Russian domination of the skies in the war next door.

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Missile Strike Kills At Least 50 at Ukraine Train Station

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022Megan Specia and Michael LevensonComments Off on Missile Strike Kills At Least 50 at Ukraine Train Station

Ukraine’s president blamed Russia for the latest atrocity in the six-week-old war, calling the Russian invasion force “an evil that has no limits.” Moscow denied responsibility.

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Pope Francis Criticizes Political Use of Christianity

September 14, 2021September 15, 2021JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Pope Francis Criticizes Political Use of Christianity

On a four-day visit to Slovakia and Hungary, Francis had strong words for those who wield Christian symbols for personal gain.

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Russian Attempts to Expand Sputnik Vaccine Set Off Discord in Europe

May 2, 2021ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on Russian Attempts to Expand Sputnik Vaccine Set Off Discord in Europe

Political turmoil in Slovakia is an example of how Russia’s vaccine diplomacy, which has divided politicians across Europe, can have negative side effects for a recipient country.

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Slovakia Claims a Bait-and-Switch With the Russian Vaccines it Ordered

April 8, 2021ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on Slovakia Claims a Bait-and-Switch With the Russian Vaccines it Ordered

Slovakia says that Sputnik V doses it received did “not have the same characteristics and properties” as a version endorsed by a respected British medical journal.

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Leading Slovak Extremist Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail Over Use of Neo-Nazi Symbol

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020Miroslava German SirotnikovaComments Off on Leading Slovak Extremist Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail Over Use of Neo-Nazi Symbol

Marian Kotleba, the head of a neo-fascist political party, was convicted of spreading an ideology aimed at suppressing democratic rights and freedoms.

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Businessman Acquitted in Murder of Jan Kuciak, Journalist in Slovakia

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020Miroslava German SirotnikovaComments Off on Businessman Acquitted in Murder of Jan Kuciak, Journalist in Slovakia

Marian Kocner was acquitted of ordering the 2018 killing of an investigative journalist that set off anticorruption protests.

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