Slovakia accepted guarantees from the European Union’s executive arm to limit the fallout from a planned cutoff of Russian gas supplies and, in exchange, will lift its veto on the bloc’s 18th sanctions package against Moscow.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union did not approve the 18th Russia sanctions package on Tuesday, the EU's foreign chief Kaja Kallas said after a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Matej Drlicka, sacked as Slovak National Theater chief by Robert Fico, called on the European Union to protect cultural and artistic freedom.

The European Union assured Slovakia that it would take measures to soften the impact of a bloc-wide ban on Russian gas supplies from 2028 after Prime Minister Robert Fico demanded safeguards. Fico sought guarantees from the bloc as he withholds support ...

EU agrees on 'one of its strongest' Russia sanctions packages after Slovakia lifts veto * UK sanctions Russian intelligence units involved in cyberattacks * Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Moscow for second night in a row * Ukrainian hackers wipe databases at Russia's Gazprom in major cyberattack,

By Ben Aris in Berlin Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is becoming a major embarrassment for the EU plans tophase out all Russian gas imports by 2028. In a letter shared on social media and reported by European Pravda on July 16,