It is a decision of the leader of a sovereign country, Blanar said of Fico's trip to Moscow after criticism from the Union

Prime Minister Fico plans to travel to Moscow to celebrate the end of World War II, which the opposition criticizes as inappropriate at a time of Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Although Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) did not directly criticize Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's planned trip to Moscow for the Victory Day parade, she said in a joint press conference with her Slovak counterpart Juraj Blanár on Wednesday in Bratislava that Austria "will not allow itself to be turned into an instrument" that Russian President Vladimir Putin "attempts to use for his own purposes."

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanár (Smer-SD) sees the planned participation of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Moscow as a sovereign decision of the prime minister of a sovereign country. This was in response to a statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, who warned the leaders of …

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has strongly defended his decision to go to Moscow to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the victory over fascism. It is said to be an expression of Slovak independence and no one can prevent him from expressing gratitude for the liberation of Slovakia by the Soviet army.

20:10 Prime Minister Robert Fico is increasingly under fire in his own Slovakia and in Europe for his sympathies for Vladimir Putin, his authoritarian style, his gender views and his controversial 'Ru...