5 days ago · Slovak protests draw 100,000 denouncing pro-Putin tilt by Fico government ... chose years ago where we want to belong,” said actor Tomáš Maštalír in front of 60,000 people in the capital Bratislava, ... on Dec. 22 met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a rare visit to the Russian capital by a European leader since the ...

6 days ago · Friday’s rallies, which saw up to 60,000 people gathering in Bratislava, marked the latest show of public anger against Fico whose visit to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin last ...

6 days ago · The latest wave of anti-government rallies was fueled by Fico’s recent trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a rare visit to the Kremlin by a European Union leader since ...

5 days ago · Vladimir Putin has emphasised that he is open for talks with Donald Trump on a broad range of issues including Russia’s war in ... Around 60,000 protested in the capital Bratislava on Friday ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Demonstrations took place against Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday over his pro-Moscow stance as well as his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last month.

Jan 3, 2025 · Approximately 4,000 people assembled in Bratislava to protest Fico's Kremlin-friendly stance, Aktuality reported. Demonstrators waved the flags of Slovakia and the European Union, chanting "We are not Russia." Protesters played the EU anthem and carried posters labeled "We are Europe."

Dec 23, 2024 · A protest took place in front of the Slovak government building in Bratislava on Monday in response to Prime Minister Robert Ficos trip to Moscow, where he met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Dec 23, 2024 · Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin - becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian president since the...

Dec 23, 2024 · In Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, people took to the streets to protest after the meeting, with banners in support of Ukraine as well as unflattering depictions of Mr Fico on display. One sign simply read: "It smells like treason."

Dec 27, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would be open to peace talks with Ukraine in Slovakia "if it comes to that". Mr Putin said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who this week visited the Kremlin, had offered his country as a location for negotiations as the war in Ukraine nears the three-year mark.