Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine - POLITICO
Dec 28, 2024 · Since coming into the office last year, Fico has emerged as an advocate for Putin and for Russia within the European Union, vowing to block Ukraine from joining NATO and refusing to send “another bullet” of state military aid to Kyiv.
Slovak PM’s meeting with von der Leyen axed amid Brussels air …
2 days ago · A plane ferrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to Brussels for a meeting with European Commission top brass was turned around as a result of a technical problem that closed Belgian airspace on Thursday. Fico was due to arrive in Brussels to meet Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The pro ...
Pro-Kremlin EU leader reels after Russian gas supply ends
4 days ago · Fico is banking on help from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a fellow pro-Russia politician, because Budapest is connected to the last remaining pipeline shipping Russian gas to Europe via ...
Slovakia's Fico to discuss gas transit with European Commission …
4 days ago · Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has sought the resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, will discuss the issue with European Commission officials on Thursday, his office said ...
Slovak opposition says PM Fico undermining EU membership, Fico …
Jan 21, 2025 · Slovakia's opposition accused Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the European Union, but dropped its no-confidence motion to dismiss him and ...
Anti-Fico protests build as Slovak PM mutters about foreign ‘coup’
Jan 24, 2025 · Prime Minister Robert Fico, who visited President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before Christmas and has defended Russia’s interests within the European Union, claimed the unrest was “financed from abroad and connected to the Slovak opposition.” “It’s an attempt to organize a coup,” he said. Pellegrini and Fico both said Friday’s …
Fico Defies EU, Meets Putin to Secure Slovak Gas Supply
Dec 23, 2024 · Slovakia's Prime Minister visits Moscow to ensure gas supply as the Ukraine-Russia gas transit deal nears expiration, defying the EU and highlighting the country's energy dependence on Russia.
Slovak PM Fico rejects calls to quit amid growing protests
Jan 25, 2025 · Mr Fico has defended his government's foreign policy saying it seeks good ties with all sides, and while critical of some EU policies he has said policy was still determined by EU and Nato membership.
Slovakia's Fico calls for guarantees on EU aid to Ukriane
Oct 27, 2023 · New Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has told other European Union leaders that 50 billion euros in EU aid to Ukraine should include guarantees that the funds would not be misappropriated, his...
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia against PM Fico - BBC
Jan 24, 2025 · Tens of thousands come onto the streets, as Robert Fico threatens to deport foreigners he says are fomenting a coup.