Robert Fico

Slovakia continues arms exports to Ukraine despite Fico’s pro-Russian stance

The Slovak government continues to supply arms to Ukraine, despite Prime Minister Robert Fico's repeated criticism of Western military aid to Kyiv.

4 October 2024, 01:19 AM

Slovak police investigate bullet mailed to PM Robert Fico

An envelope containing a bullet was discovered by security guards during a routine inspection of mail addressed to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the Aktuality news outlet reported on Sept. 25.

25 September 2024, 01:33 PM

After agreement with MOL, Russian Lukoil resumes oil supply to Hungary and Slovakia

Russian company Lukoil plans to resume oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia and Hungary, following Hungarian MOL’s announcement of the unblocking of crude oil transportation through Belarus and Ukraine.

11 September 2024, 02:49 PM

Kyiv 'disappointed' by Slovak PM’s comments on 'Nazi troops' in Ukraine

Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico recently claimed that "Nazi troops" are fighting Russians in Ukraine. These remarks were made during his visit to the Holocaust Museum in Sered on Sept. 9, according to the Slovak agency Teraz.sk.

10 September 2024, 12:29 AM

Slovak PM threatens to block diesel supplies to Ukraine amid Ukrainian sanctions on Russian Lukoil

Slovakia will not supply Ukraine with diesel fuel unless Kyiv resumes the transit of Russian oil from Lukoil, the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Facebook on July 29.

30 July 2024, 12:46 PM

Slovak PM reappears in public after assassination attempt

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first public appearance since being seriously wounded in an assassination attempt, the Associated Press reported on July 6.

6 July 2024, 11:35 AM

Fico in serious condition, but no longer in immediate danger, says Slovak deputy PM

Life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico “is no longer in immediate danger” but still in a serious condition, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak told a news conference outside the hospital in the city of Banska Bystrica four days after the assassination attempt, Reuters reported on May 19.

19 May 2024, 05:12 PM

Slovak PM Robert Fico’s condition and governance updates post-assassination attempt

The condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the assassination attempt remains serious but stable, the Slovak agency Aktuality reported on May 18.

18 May 2024, 06:51 PM

Slovak PM Fico is between life and death - Orban

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in critical condition following an assassination attempt two days ago, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.

17 May 2024, 03:14 PM

Slovak PM Fico to face second surgery after assassination attempt

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt on May 15, is to undergo another surgery, local news outlet Pravda reports, citing sources.

16 May 2024, 05:07 PM

Ukrainian political scientist links attempt on Fico to swift emergence of Russian propaganda narratives

Russia began to conduct its cynical propaganda campaign simultaneously with an attempt on life of Slovak PM Robert Fico, political scientist Oleksiy Koshel told when commenting on this unprecedented, first in 30 years attack, in an interview with Radio NV.

16 May 2024, 03:02 PM

Slovak PM Robert Fico in stable but serious condition, hospital statement confirms

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition after being shot several times during an assassination attempt a day earlier, Associated Press reported citing hospital spokesman's statement on May 16.

16 May 2024, 01:33 PM

Slovak PM Fico’s attacker charged with attempted revenge killing, faces life in prison

Slovak investigators have charged a 71-year-old man, purportedly Juraj Cintula, with attempted murder for firing five shots at PM Robert Fico on May 15, three of which struck the politician, according to Slovak outlet TV Noviny.

16 May 2024, 01:24 PM

71-year-old man who carried out assassination attempt on Slovak PM may belong to pro-Russian paramilitary group

71-year-old Juraj Cintula, who, according to media reports, shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, may have ties to pro-Russian paramilitary group Slovenskí Branci, stated investigative journalist Sabolc Paní on X on May 15.

16 May 2024, 11:50 AM

Assassination attempt on Slovak PM Fico made for political reasons - Slovak Internal Affairs Ministry

The assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was made for political reasons, Slovak Internal Affairs Minister Matus Šutaj Eštok said, CNN reported.

16 May 2024, 10:55 AM

Zelenskyy condemns attack on Slovak PM Fico, urges end to violence

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy strongly condemns the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico that took place on May 15, the Ukrainian leader’s X post reads.

15 May 2024, 06:57 PM

Slovakia’s PM Fico in critical condition after multiple gunshot wounds

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot 2-3 times, possibly in the limbs, chest, and stomach, as 4-5 shots were fired in total, the Slovak newspaper Plus One Day reported on May 15.

15 May 2024, 05:43 PM

Shooting near Slovak Parliament: Prime Minister Fico injured in arm and abdomen - VIDEO

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot near the Parliament building on during the day on May 15, NV reported.

15 May 2024, 04:58 PM

Slovak PM Fico hospitalized after shooting near parliament

A shooting near the Slovak Parliament resulted in Prime Minister Robert Fico being taken to the hospital, Slovak publication Denník N reported on May 15.

15 May 2024, 04:36 PM

More than 50% of Slovaks blame Ukraine and the West for Russian aggression — study

In Slovakia, more than half of the population believes that Kyiv or the West are responsible for Russia invading Ukraine in 2022. Only 41% point to Moscow as the guilty party, according to the findings of the Globsec Trends 2024 study published on May 2.

2 May 2024, 10:11 PM

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