Slovakia is one of two nations that emerged from the breakup of Czechoslovakia when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Although the country is part of the European Union and joined NATO in 2004, the country is caught between East and West, struggling to find a common identity in the shadow of the Ukraine war.

While the government, led by Prime Minister Robert Fisco, is openly pro-Russian, the people take to the streets to show their support for Ukraine and to protest pro-Putin policies. Divided between those who yearn to be part of Europe and others who sympathize with Russia and the East, Slovakia...