In Slovakia, Prime Minister FICO tilts against Russia | Protest news

Mass action in nationwide rallies on FICO-branded stamps, claiming a “Coup D’Etat” in the League.

Tens of thousands of people protested in Slovakia amid growing accusations of arrogance by Prime Minister Robert FICO’s apparent push for closer ties with Russia.

Friday’s rallies, which drew up to 60,000 people in Bratislava, marked the latest display of popular anger against FICO Visit to Moscow He made a series of protests last month for talks with President Vladimir Putin.

Civic Group – “Peace for Ukraine” – “Peace for Ukraine” called rallies in defense of “democracy” over Slovakia’s foreign policy and leaving the European Union and NATO.

“We don’t want to be with Russia … we want to be in the European Union, we want to be in Nato and we want to stay that way,” he said.

On Friday, the Prime Minister accused the organizers and political opponents of the left-wing government of our left-wing state with an unverified foreign group and the organization of the “Coup D’Etat” attempt.

Fico, who was wounded in one to attack Last year, Silleştirici was alleged by a person in Slovakia to have involved an unidentified expert in 2014, and in Georgia, tying his claims to a secret report by the country’s intelligence services, known as SIS.

He did not provide specific evidence, but said publicly that the opposition was planning to occupy government buildings, stage a nationwide strike and clash with police forces as part of plans to topple his government.

Opposition parties called for no confidence in the FICO government, but FICO looked to survive the vote as it maintained a slim majority.

On Friday, a journalist investigating high-level corruption at levels seen in 2018 forced the resignation of FICO.

FICO’s special visit to Moscow in December saw him hold talks with Putin, a rare encounter for the Russian leader to attack Ukraine in 2022.

Kiev is at loggerheads with Ukraine after it suspended transit of Russian gas to Slovakia on January 1 and has threatened to end humanitarian aid in retaliation.

“Mr. Fico is very aggressive and worries me. He has lost all sense and should leave public life,” he said. “We cannot remain silent or nothing will change.”