The protests started in December after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
A mass demonstration in opposition to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico happened within the capital Bratislava on Friday, echoing protests final week. The demonstrations have been pushed by his pro-Moscow stance and his current assembly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This additionally got here after Fico’s threats final week to chop monetary help to the greater than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees residing in Slovakia, in retaliation for Ukraine’s determination to cease the provision of Russian gasoline to Slovakia by way of its territory.
As hundreds of individuals gathered, they waved EU and Slovakian flags and held up varied indicators, a few of which learn “Fico goes to Moscow!” and “We wish to stay in a free nation!”.
Local media reported that protesters shouted “Fico resign”, “Enough with Fico” and “Shame on the federal government”.
Fico’s assembly with Putin on December 22 in Moscow, the place they mentioned gasoline provide and different points, additionally touched on Slovakia’s proposal to function a impartial venue for peace talks on Ukraine.
Fig grew to become the third EU chief to go to Putin within the Kremlin since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, after the Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
