US EditionSlovakia’s Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attempt
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attributed the assassination attempt against him to his opponents, citing their fostering of "hatred" in his first address since the shooting.
- Fico emphasized that the accused gunman was not considered "some madman," but rather a manifestation of the "evil and political hatred" instigated by the opposition in Slovakia.
- The shooting incident involved Fico being shot four times at close range on May 15 after a government meeting in Handlova.
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Slovakia PM says he was targeted for Ukraine views
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Wednesday he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position contrary to the European mainstream but bears no malice toward the gunman who seriously wounded him three weeks ago. The prerecorded speech posted online by Fico, who opposes military aid to Ukraine, was his first appearance since the assassination attempt and came just days ahead of his country’s polling…
The Slovakian Prime Minister announced that he would resume his work soon. On May 15, he was critically injured by an assassin. More...
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was seriously injured in an assassination attempt last month, said he hoped to resume work by the end of June, blaming the opposition for the attack.
Fico's first post-assassination speech: Blames opposition, 'Soros media'
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot several times in an assassination attempt on 15 May, unexpectedly posted a video on Facebook in which he said he did not believe the attack on him had been carried out by a "lone madman", blamed the media and the opposition, and announced that he would be able to return to work in early July.
According to the prime minister, the 'unsuccessful and frustrated' opposition has fomented political hatred to such an extent that it became uncontrollable. The prime minister also criticizes the EU and NATO.
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