Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot as he came out of a meeting. He was in "stable but still very serious" condition, the hospital said.

That, said Lubos Blaha, deputy chairman of Mr. Fico’s governing Smer party, is just the “hysterical” chatter of Bratislava liberals. “They say we are becoming more authoritarian and ...

Lubos Blaha, a representative of Mr. Fico’s party, Smer, said opponents and what he called “the liberal media” had “built a gallows” for the prime minister.

FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for the V4 meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Media reports say on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 that Slovakiaâ s populist ...

Guests discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine but also anti-Russian sanctions, reports the Sme daily.. Russophile Slovak politicians Ľuboš Blaha (Smer) and far-right Republika party leader Milan ...

Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot and seriously injured Wednesday — a shocking act of violence that left the populist leader “fighting for his life” and his country reeling.

Robert Fico’s close ally Lubos Blaha, deputy parliament speaker and deputy chairman of the prime minister’s Smer party, blamed what he called the “liberal media” and the opposition for ...

Reaffirming Slovakia’s stance on Kosovo, Fico vowed never to recognise its independence. The country declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but five EU countries, including Slovakia, do not ...

Eset has also had negative run-ins with the Russian regime in the past, as it was the target of its coordinated disinformation campaign. "Of course, they do not like us revealing their criminal ...

Pro-Russian Slovak MEP Ľuboš Blaha from the ruling coalition’s Smer party is visiting Moscow to “give thanks for the liberation from fascism” and “to apologize for Russophobia in the West.” In a ...