Slovakia's pro-Russian leader rejects a call by the EU not to attend a military parade in Moscow

Slovakia’s pro-Russian leader rejects a call by the EU not to attend a military parade in Moscow

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico reacted angrily Tuesday to what he called “disrespectful” remarks by the European Union foreign policy chief who warned European leaders against traveling to Moscow for military celebrations of the end…

Slovakia's pro-Russian leader rejects a call by the EU not to attend a military parade in Moscow

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has reacted angrily to what he says were "disrespectful" remarks made by the European Union foreign policy chief.

Fico to visit Moscow May 9 despite EU warning

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will attend Russia's military celebrations in Moscow on May 9, despite EU High Representative Kaja Kallas' warnings to European leaders. "I am going to Moscow on May 9," Fico wrote in a Facebook post published April 15. Kallas earlier in the day urged European leaders to boycott the event in solidarity with Ukraine. Participation in the Moscow celebrations "will not be taken lightly on the European side, conside…

The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, said today that he will attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, as well as that he strongly opposes the warning of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kalas, that European leaders should not participate in that event.

Slovak Prime Minister is not giving up the idea of a visit to Moscow on May 9, although the EU has ordered member countries and candidates not to do so

Fico criticized Kallas for discouraging participation in the celebrations in Moscow; the West is allegedly organizing Maidan

Bratislava – Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico (Smer-SD) responded to the words of the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, who warned EU member state leaders against visiting Moscow on the occasion of the May celebrations of Victory Day. He called them disrespectful. He announced that he would participate in the visit to Moscow and added that the West is organizing maidan protests. TASR was informe…