SUMMARY - Sunday, 19 April 2026 - 9 p.m.

Budapest, 19 April (TASR) - Ukraine has indicated its readiness to resume Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia as early as Monday (20 April), provided Budapest stops blocking the disbursement of a €90-billion European Union loan to Kiev, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Sunday, adding that he had received this information from Brussels. https://etasr.sk/article/23199838 Bratislava, 19 April (TASR) -Speaking on STVR's discussion programme 'O 5 minut 12' (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday, Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated that he believes that the fact that Peter Magyar, the candidate for Hungarian prime minister, doesn't plan to include a visit to Slovakia among his first foreign trips doesn't mean a deterioration in Slovak-Hungarian relations, adding that these relations are at a good level. https://etasr.sk/article/23199788 Tallinn/Bratislava, 19 April (TASR) - Estonia won't allow the Slovak government aircraft carrying Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to fly over its territory during his trip to Moscow for the Victory Day celebrations on 9 May, country's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23199688 Bratislava, 19 April (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) will run in the elections as independent party and with a clear plan to bring about change, KDH leader and MP Milan Majersky stated, TASR has learnt from the party's communications department on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23199501 Bratislava, 19 April (TASR) - Current measurements of the landslide on the planned Ruzomberok (Zilina region) motorway bypass show no movement, head of the National Highway Company (NDS) Filip Machacek told a press conference on Sunday, adding that he firmly believes that the landslide has been successfully stabilised in this case. https://etasr.sk/article/23199463 Bratislava, 19 April (TASR) - Speaking on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, Interior Minister and Voice-SD party chairman Matus Sutaj Estok said that the Benes Decrees are untouchable for him. https://etasr.sk/article/23199383 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. am