Prime Minister Janez Janša gave an interview today for the BBC World Service. Most of the interview was devoted to the visit of the Prime Ministers of Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Poland to Kyiv. The Slovenian Prime Minister began by saying that he and the Polish and Czech Prime Ministers had travelled through the …
On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Janez Janša together with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech Prime Minister Peter Fialo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv. In a statement following the meeting, Prime Minister Janez Janša said that he decided to visit because he was aware of how Ukrainians …
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The prime ministers of Slovenia, Poland and the Czech Republic met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv on Tuesday evening. Zelensky thanked them for the “strong sign of support.” “Your visit to Kyiv at this difficult time for Ukraine is a strong sign of support. We really appreciate it,” …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša addressed Ukrainian people. The speech was originally published on Channel24 (24 Канал). Dear fellow Ukrainians! Dear friends! As in the case of individual events in our lives, events in international politics can rarely be described as black or white. But the war that your country has been pushed into is an …
If, in the light of Russian aggression against Ukraine, anyone wonders why Ukraine is so important to Russian President Vladimir Putin and why he wants to regain it under his influence, there is no doubt that some facts about Ukraine’s natural resources need to be known. For example, Ukraine is the first in Europe in …
The statistical office announced today that Slovenia’s GDP grew by 8.1 percent in real terms last year, after falling by 4.2 percent after the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic and the partial closure of public life in 2020. According to seasonally adjusted data used for comparisons in the EU, economic activity also recovered by 8.1 …
Prime Minister Janez Janša was a guest on the programme Odmevi plus on TV Slovenija 1, talking about the latest developments related to the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. On the programme, Prime Minister Janša said that Putin could not win the war in Ukraine. As regards talks between Russia and Ukraine, he …
Today, on Wednesday, 2 March, at 17:00, a big rally in support of Ukraine will take place in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Slovenians remember well 1991, when we were invaded by the Yugoslav army. Today’s messages will be »Ukrainians, hold on, Slovenians are with you« and »Putin, hands off Ukraine!«. The protest rally is …
Russia closed its airspace for Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian planes, a retaliatory measure after these countries banned Russian aircraft from their airspace due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Due to unfriendly moves by aviation authorities of Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Estonia, restrictions will be introduced for air carriers of the above-mentioned states and/or airlines …
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The Slovenian Olympic Committee called on all sports associations to refrain from participating in competitions organised in Russian and Belarus. It said that although sports should be above politics, “we simply cannot and should not look the other way” as Russia attacks Ukraine. “This is an unfathomable act that is causing the suffering of innocent …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša warned of a domino effect if Ukraine falls, noting in an interview for three media outlets that the country’s fate was instrumental not just for Europe but the world as a whole. He said Moldova and Georgia would be next if Ukraine falls, with Baltic countries probably next in line and …
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Slovenia confirmed 901 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the lowest daily figure since 1 January, show the latest data by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). The headline figure however comes from far fewer tests, as free mass testing was scaled back when restrictions were eased last weekend. A total of 391 patients …
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