Thousands of Slovaks protest in Bratislava against PM Robert Fico and his Russia-friendly policies
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Slovakia to participate in regular demonstrations against incumbent Prime Minister Robert Fico and his pro-Russian policies.
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Slovakia to participate in regular demonstrations against incumbent Prime Minister Robert Fico and his pro-Russian policies.
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00:00Thousands of protesters flooded a popular square in the Slovak capital to voice their
00:05opposition to Prime Minister Robert Fico and his pro-Russian policies.
00:10Over the last three months, tens of thousands of people have rallied every second week in
00:14Bratislava and other cities demanding his resignation.
00:18Protests began in late December after the Slovak premier made a rare visit to Moscow
00:22by an EU leader to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
00:27Fico is one of only three EU leaders to make the trip since Russia launched its full-scale
00:32invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
00:36Since his return to power in 2023, he's on numerous occasions floated the idea of pulling
00:41the country out of the European Union and NATO, favoring closer relations with the Kremlin.
00:46Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May 2024, has been undergrowing domestic
00:52pressure for his opinions which differ radically from the European mainstream.
00:57He's publicly defended Putin's motives for invading Ukraine and has cut all financial
01:01and military support to Kiev, further distancing the country from the EU and angering Slovaks.