Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has strongly condemned the "appalling" assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico in neighbouring Slovakia.
"Every effort should be made to ensure that violence does not become the norm in any country, form, or sphere," Zelensky wrote on the social network X on Wednesday.
"We sincerely hope Robert Fico recovers soon and express our solidarity with the people of Slovakia," he wrote in English.
Fico was shot and critically injured after a Cabinet meeting in the town of Handlová. The attacker was arrested.
