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A poll released ahead of parliamentary elections in Slovakia scheduled for Sept. 30 illustrate the split between the Slovak electorate on support for Ukraine and a slight lead for opposition leader Robert Fico, Slovak newspaper Dennik N reported.
Slovak opposition party Smer, led by former Prime Minister Robert Fico, holds a narrow lead over its liberal challenger ahead of weekend elections that have revealed stark dividing lines over whether the country should continue to support Ukraine or instead seek closer ties with Russia.
A Russian man sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting Russia's army in April, after anti-war drawings by his 13-year-old daughter drew attention to his online posts about the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, has been placed in punitive solitary confinement five times since August.