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Putin Meets Slovak Prime Minister at Kremlin: Russian Television

December 22, 2024 admin

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, one of the few European leaders he has stayed friendly with since the eruption of hostilities with Ukraine, according to Russian television. “Putin is currently holding talks in the Kremlin with Slovak Prime Minister Fico,” Russian TV…

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Slovak prime minister’s condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid

May 19, 2024 admin

Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on May 19 but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation, the defense minister said. “The worst of what we feared has passed,…

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Slovakian PM Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt, says hospital staff

May 16, 2024 admin

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Slovakia Robert Kalinak, speaks during a media briefing together with hospital director Miriam Lapunikova (left), outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital. | Photo Credit: AP “Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition on May 15, after being shot multiple times in an…

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PM Modi On Attack On Slovak Minister Robert Fico: Cowardly, dastardly act

May 16, 2024 admin

PM Modi condemned the attack on Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the attack on Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico, calling it a “cowardly and dastardly act”. The Slovakian Prime Minister was critically injured in an assassination attempt on Wednesday. Expressing shock over the attack, PM Modi posted on…

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A Look At Political Leaders Who Have Faced Armed Attacks In Recent Past

May 15, 2024 admin

Shinzo Abe’s accused killer targeted the former leader believing he had ties to the Unification Church Washington: Following the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, AFP looks at five other political leaders around the world targeted in armed attacks in recent years: Shinzo Abe: Assassinated In a drama that sent shock waves through a…

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All You Need To Know About Slovak PM Robert Fico’s Assassination Attempt

May 15, 2024 admin

A person is detained after a shooting incident of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Handlova: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot multiple times on Wednesday. Here is what we know about the incident: What happened? Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, a 59-year-old four-time premier who came back to power…

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How Slovak PM Robert Fico’s Bodyguards Swung Into Action After He Was Shot

May 15, 2024 admin

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot today New Delhi: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and hospitalised after a cabinet meeting in the central town of Handlova today. Visuals of the aftermath of the attack show his bodyguards taking him inside his armoured limousine. The Dennik N daily, whose reporter saw the premier…

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Peter Pellegrini to be Slovakia’s President as ex-Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok concedes defeat

April 6, 2024 admin

Slovakia’s presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini gestures at his headquarters on the day the results of the country’s presidential election are announced, in Bratislava, Slovakia, April 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico beat a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia’s new President, and succeed Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first…

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Populist former Prime Minister in Slovakia signs deal to form new government

October 11, 2023 admin

Left to right: The chairman of the “Voice” party Peter Pellegrini, the Chairman of the Smer party Robert Fico and the chairman of the Slovak National Party Andrej Danko before signing an understanding to form a coalition government in Slovakia, on October 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A former Prime Minister of Slovakia, who…

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Former PM Robert Fico Opposed To Ukraine Aid Wins Slovak Elections

October 1, 2023 admin

People in Slovakia have bigger problems than (dealing with) Ukraine, Robert Fico said (File) Bratislava: A Slovak populist party that wants to stop military aid to Ukraine and is critical of the EU and NATO will be tasked with forming a new government after winning elections. The Smer-SD party led by former prime minister Robert…

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