Slovakia's parliament, in a thinly attended session, approved a resolution on Thursday calling on the government not to vote in favour of new sanctions on Russia, raising questions over the country's future stance on European sanction packages.

By Albin Sybera The Slovak parliament has passed a resolution urging members of the populist left-right cabinet of Robert Fico not to vote for new EU sanctions directed against Russia. The opposition tried to boycott the motion by leaving the session,

In a thinly attended session, Slovakia's parliament approved a resolution urging the government not to support further sanctions on Russia. This move marks a divergence from Western allies' positions,