The simple answer is that the more Slovakia has turned east under Fico, the further mutual relations have gone south. The Czech Republic remains one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters in its war with Russia, having welcomed 385,000 Ukrainian refugees (third most in the EU) and fronted an initiative to procure ammunition for Kyiv.
At a recent Slovensko je Európa (Slovakia is Europe) protest, Bratislava Mayor MATÚŠ VALLO condemned PM Robert Fico's visit to Moscow. However, as a mayor, he is dependent on cooperation with his government. Nevertheless, there were moments such as during the floods last September, when politics were pushed aside and he found a partner in Fico.
A woman who runs a pro-Ukraine group has been accused by Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia of plotting to topple him as part of his campaign against organizations he says are funded from abroad.
Nothing is black and white," she said."It bothers me that young people don't want to listen to people who have been through something in their lives."She was not surprised by Fico's visit to Moscow in December when he met Putin to discuss gas supplies -- a move opponents said cemented his ties with the Russian leader.
Thousands rallied in Bratislava and other Slovak cities on Friday calling for Prime Minister Robert Fico to resign and keeping up protests against a foreign policy that critics say pulls the country closer to Russia.
Thousands have rallied all across Slovakia to mark the seventh anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.
At a recent press conference, Prime Minister Robert Fico displayed an enlarged version of the image Stasselova had uploaded on her Facebook page. He used it as evidence that she was a ringleader in a
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Thousands rallied all across Slovakia on Friday to mark the seventh anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. The rallies are part of a ...