Slovak president unhappy over breach between Prague and Bratislava

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová will continue her efforts to strengthen relations between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, her office said in response to the Czech government's decision to suspend consultations with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's cabinet on Wednesday. The Slovak head of state said she regretted that by its foreign policy Slovakia was losing friends. Meanwhile, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose pro-Russian stance led to the decision, said the Czech government had chosen to jeopardize relations with Slovakia in order to support the war in Ukraine.