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Should the conditions of the deal be fulfilled, United States shall withdraw almost a third of its troops by this summer. Americans will leave NATO operations first, which may lead to its reorganization. By May 2021, 51 Slovak troops should be back from the Kabul base.

2020 ELECTIONS | Nationalist party SNS does not consider Russia a security threat. KDH, OĽaNO and Za ľudí are the most sceptical towards Russia, with the coalition PS/Spolu and SaS on board in calling out Russia's aggressive style of politics.

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Among the V4 countries, most citizens, who view the Alliance's activites as not desirable, live in Slovakia. Slovak citizens have the least positive sentiments towards the United States and, on the contrary, the most positive sentiments towards Russia within the Visegrad countries, Pew Research Center study shows.

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The corona crisis is changing plans for the country to reform also in Russia. However, according to experts, Vladimir Putin himself has not yet decided whether he will remain at its helm. It should also be in his hands to decide on the direction of further relations with the EU. Brussels offers ideas and initiates dialogue.

We invite you to an online discussion with the Slovak Ambassador to NATO Peter Bátor. Together, we will review the developments in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation over the past year. We will look at the accomplishments the Alliance has achieved, but also at the challenges it still faces and has not yet found a solution to. We will also reflect on how the Vilnius Summit in summer contributed to transatlantic security and which milestones have already been achieved ahead of next year's annual summit in Washington. In fact, 2024 will mark the 75th anniversary of the Alliance's founding, and Slovakia will mark 20 years since joining NATO.