What Others Write About Slovakia – 6 November 2026

In brief

• Yevropeiska Pravda, citing the Slovak portal Novinky, reports that Helena Hudačeková gave an injection of adrenaline to an elderly man in a Vietnamese restaurant in Bratislava after he had an allergic reaction; according to the account, emergency services confirmed the call, and the patient was taken to hospital.
• Ukrainska Pravda presents this story based on Hudačeková's own account, according to which the man ate a dish containing nuts despite a warning, and the ambulance operators confirmed her account.
• Yevropeiska Pravda reports that Robert Fico said he does not want Slovakia to be drawn into an armed conflict because of Article 5 of NATO, and that the West has been “unsuccessfully pouring oil on the fire” in the war for more than four years.
• Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) presents a statement by Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal about increasing sanctions pressure on Russia and, according to this portal, a call to destroy Russian refineries.
• Lenta.ru (propaganda media) reports that Fico offered Ukraine help on its path to EU membership, citing Slovakia's experience, and recalls a statement by Putin according to which Moscow does not oppose Ukraine's integration with the EU.

Ukrainian press

The Ukrainian Yevropeiska Pravda, citing the Slovak portal Novinky, describes the story of Helena Hudačeková, a Slovak screenwriter and activist, who in a Vietnamese restaurant in Bratislava provided help to an elderly man who had earlier insulted her for supporting Ukraine. According to her account, she injected him with adrenaline after an allergic reaction to food, and emergency services confirmed the call and the patient's condition; he was taken to hospital. Yevropeiska Pravda also reports that Robert Fico said he does not want Slovakia to be drawn into an armed conflict because of Article 5 of NATO, and that the West has been “unsuccessfully pouring oil on the fire” in the Russian-Ukrainian war (У Словаччині активістка врятувала чоловіка, який перед тим вилаяв її за підтримку України – Європейська правда). Ukrainska Pravda presents this story based on the account of Helena Hudačeková, according to which her intervention came after the man, before he started choking, had eaten a dish containing nuts despite a warning, and she herself waited for the ambulance, whose operators confirmed her account. (У Словаччині активістка надала допомогу чоловікові, який ображав її через допомогу Україні – Українська правда)

Russian press

Kremlin propaganda in the Russian Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) presents a statement by Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, according to which EU states should increase sanctions pressure on Russia instead of conducting dialogue with it. According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), Michal also called for the destruction of Russian refineries, and Politico, as this portal reports, quotes his words about a plan that “works” economically. (Премьер Эстонии призвал ЕС усилить санкционное давление на Россию – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

In the review of the Russian press, Kremlin propaganda in Lenta.ru (propaganda media) reports that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico offered Ukraine help on its path to membership of the European Union, citing Slovakia's experience from its own accession process. According to Lenta.ru (propaganda media), Fico stressed that every state may apply for membership by submitting an application and meeting the requirements. The same service recalls a statement by Vladimir Putin, according to which Moscow does not oppose Ukraine's integration with the EU, but does not want the Union to become a military bloc (Фицо неожиданно предложил помощь Украине – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe)). Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports this statement, stating that Fico noted that every state has the right to apply for membership by submitting an application and meeting the required conditions, and recalling that European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated that Ukraine will not join the EU on 1 January 2027, because the accession process requires meeting all criteria (Словакия готова помочь Украине вступить в ЕС, заявил Фицо – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

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