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By Jan Lopatka and Radovan Stoklasa BANOVCE NAD BEBRAVOU, Slovakia (Reuters) - "We are a peaceful country. We will not send a single round to Ukraine....
That was Robert Fico's blunt message for some 300 supporters at a political rally last week in the western Slovakian town of Banovce nad Bebravou, ahead of a Sept. 30 election that the populist former prime minister is favourite to win. Were he to follow through on his promise, it would represent a sea-change for Slovakia, until now a staunch ally of its eastern neighbour Ukraine in its war against Russia. Bratislava has supplied weapons and offered strong political support to Kyiv within the European Union and NATO.
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The destruction of the vast Kakhovka hydro-electric dam has caused 1.2 billion euros of damage, Ukraine's environm...
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The destruction of the vast Kakhovka hydro-electric dam has caused 1.2 billion euros of damage, Ukraine's ...
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The destruction of the vast Kakhovka hydro-electric dam has caused 1.2 billion euros of damage, Ukraine's environment minister said on Tuesday, warning that mines unearthed by flooding could wash onto other European countries' shores.