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Slovakia's defense minister has accused his predecessor of "treason" for sending fighter jets to Ukraine, and announced on June 12 he had filed a criminal complaint regarding the matter. "Weakening the armed forces in this way, contrary to the constitution, cannot be described in our political dictionary as anything other than treason," Robert Kalinak said in comments reported by the Czech news outlet iROZHLAS. "I don't know if it legally constitutes a crime, but he is a person who betrayed national values." Kalinak was taking aim at his predecessor, Jaroslav Nagy, who while serving as defense...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Slovakia's defense minister has accused his predecessor of "treason" for sending fighter jets to Ukraine, and announced on June 12 he had filed a criminal complaint regarding the matter. "Weakening the armed forces in this way, contrary to the constitution, cannot be described in our political dictionary as anything other than treason," Robert Kalinak said in comments reported by the Czech news outlet iROZHLAS. "I don't know if it legally constitutes a crime, but he is a person who betrayed national values." Kalinak was taking aim at his predecessor, Jaroslav Nagy, who while serving as defense...
Kyiv Independent
Slovakia's defense minister has accused his predecessor of "treason" for sending fighter jets to Ukraine, and announced on June 12 he had filed a criminal complaint regarding the matter. "Weakening the armed forces in this way, contrary to the constitution, cannot be described in our political dictionary as anything other than treason," Robert Kalinak said in comments reported by the Czech news outlet iROZHLAS. "I don't know if it legally constitutes a crime, but he is a person who betrayed national values." Kalinak was taking aim at his predecessor, Jaroslav Nagy, who while serving as defense...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The liberal opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS) is the clear winner of the European elections in Slovakia, winning 27.8% of the vote, according to the official results on Sunday evening. Prime Minister Robert Fico's left-wing populist party Smer only came second with 24.8% despite large gains compared to the European elections in 2019. The far-right Republika party took third place with 12.5%. At 34.4%, voter turnout was by far the highest in the history of Slovakian EU elections. Smer party leader and Prime Minister Fico, who has been in power again since October last year, was shot an...
DPA Breaking News
Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico posted a speech online on Wednesday in his first appearance since he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt three weeks ago. In a pre-recording speech posted on his Facebook ahead of the European Parliament election, Fico said the attack caused serious damage to his health and that “it will be a small miracle if I return to work in several weeks.” Fico has been recovering from multiple wounds after being shot in the abdomen as he greeted supporters on May 15 in the town of Handlova, about 140 kilometres northeast of the capital, Bratisl...
Euronews (English)
In the hours following the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 15, 2024, fake news and conspiracy theories began circulating online. Some of these speculations tried to connect the alleged shooter, Juraj Cintula, a 71-year-old self-described writer, to Slovakia's main opposition party. This type of disinformation is hardly surprising. Back in April, Euronews travelled to Bratislava to report on the scale of disinformation in Slovakia, through the experience and viewpoints of journalists, researchers, fact-checkers and media teachers working to combat these false...
Euronews (English)
In an unprecedented and shocking event, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was grievously injured when an attacker fired several shots at him in the town of Handlova after a government meeting on May 15. Fico remains hospitalized in "serious condition," and the motive of the detained suspected attacker, identified by the Slovak media as 71-year-old Juraj C., is only being investigated. The assassination attempt escalated the already palpable tensions permeating Slovak society. Some of Fico's allies have rushed to lay the blame on their political rivals or the media. "Anger, rage, hate, this is ...
Kyiv Independent
In an unprecedented and shocking event, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was grievously injured when an attacker fired several shots at him in the town of Handlova after a government meeting on May 15. Fico remains hospitalized in "serious condition," and the motive of the detained suspected attacker, identified by the Slovak media as 71-year-old Juraj C., is only being investigated. The assassination attempt escalated the already palpable tensions permeating Slovak society. Some of Fico's allies have rushed to lay the blame on their political rivals or the media. "Anger, rage, hate, this is ...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
In an unprecedented and shocking event, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was grievously injured when an attacker fired several shots at him in the town of Handlova after a government meeting on May 15. Fico remains hospitalized in "serious condition," and the motive of the detained suspected attacker, identified by the Slovak media as 71-year-old Juraj C., is only being investigated. The assassination attempt escalated the already palpable tensions permeating Slovak society. Some of Fico's allies have rushed to lay the blame on their political rivals or the media. "Anger, rage, hate, this is ...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The Slovakian parliament reconvened for the first time on Tuesday since the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico almost a week ago. In a landmark resolution, all 130 MPs in attendance voted for all political parties, civic organisations, and media to respect election results and refrain from spreading hatred against the democratically elected government. The move follows a public outcry over the attack on the PM, which many say, stemmed from an atmosphere of toxicity and lies surrounding Slovak politics. Online toxicity in Slovakia increased by 60% after attempt on PM Fico's lifePrime Minist...
Euronews (English)
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