Great diplomatic success, Fico said about Moscow. Wasn’t there like a prime minister, he claims to
What was said in Sunday discussions.
BRATISLAVA. It was worth going here. It is also a manifestation of sovereign Slovak foreign policy, Prime Minister said about his Friday visit to Moscow Robert Fico of Direction.
At a Sunday press conference he again appointed four meetings with leaders Vietnam., ‘ BrazilChina a Russia And he described the journey as « great diplomatic success ». Together with the Minister of Defense Robert Kalinak (Direction) repeatedly described how interviews can help Slovakia in the export of products of Slovak armor or cooperation in nuclear energy.
Fico’s coalition partner, the voice party, however, his visit to the end of the Second World War, which became a propaganda action of the Putin regime in Moscow, interprets completely differently. In weekend discussions, politicians tried to distance themselves from her, saying that he traveled to Russia as the chairman of the Direction, not as a prime minister.
« Robert Fico participated in Moscow as chairman of the Smer party, not as a prime minister, » said Ján Ferenčák, President of the Parliamentary Committee for European Affairs from Voice. Stables. According to him, Fico went to Moscow because of his voters who « want it ».
« I would not travel to Moscow myself, because your participation during the war conflict can be abused for propaganda purposes, » Ferencak admitted.
« This is a clear distance from this prime minister’s avanture in Moscow, which damaged Slovakia, » he commented on his position Ivan Korčok of Progressive Slovakia. « You have to talk to the Prime Minister at a coalition council, because he talked about what he handled for Slovakia today at a clock conference. »
Next to Putin, not on the grandstand
Similar to Ferenčák, the Minister of Education was also expressed on Saturday’s dialogues Tomáš Drucker (Voice). A visit to Prime Minister Fico in Moscow was « more in the interests of Smer than in the interests of Slovakia, » he said.
« Our partners and allies do not understand this journey, » Drucker admitted. « We need to improve our relationships with the Allies, not worsen. Politics to four cardinal points cannot mean that one party has completely fallen out of it. »
Stressed that the first constitutional official is President – Honorary voice chairman Peter Pellegriniand the other is the President of Parliament – Richard Raši from the voice. « Both of them honored the memory of liberators in Slovakia, neither in Moscow nor in Kiev, » Drucker said. According to him, the Prime Minister in Moscow was not a coalition for the whole government.
« It was a visit to the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, » said Marián Kéry from Smer, chairman of the Foreign Committee of Parliament in the discussion.
On the press on Sunday morning, Fico clearly confirmed that he did not participate in the military examination. It is the most problematic part of the program, during which the Red Square also passed the veterans of the Ukrainian war and weapons, which Putin’s regime also uses in its war on their war Ukraine. Even ten years ago, when Fico also participated as one of the few leaders from Europe in Moscow, he missed a military parade. This time he was the only leader of the EU in Moscow.
« The fact that he did not participate was a good step, » Ferencak said.
Another coalition partner Robert Fico, boss SNS Andrej DankoOn the contrary, Fico criticized it.
« He was supposed to go to the tribune, » Danko said to TA3. « I was on the grandstand. » Danko attended the celebrations in Moscow in 2019.
During the laying of wreaths on the grave of an unknown soldier, which Fico described as the main point of his program before traveling, he stood near Russian President Putin.
« The Prime Minister not only discredited the country, but he is a security risk because the prime ministers are watching the language, which they say in front of a person who stood by Putin, » Korcok said.
Incredible shame, the boss evaluates SaS Branislav Gröhling Visit Robert Fico in Moscow. « Putin associates these celebrations with today’s Russian army, its today’s regime. With the Russian army that kills women and children. Which throws a bomb for a playground, » he said. Fica called Putin’s holder and collaborator.
Who is talking to Putin
Fico also claimed on Sunday that Putin told him at a meeting between four eyes about his plan to call on Ukraine for direct negotiations.
He said he told the Russian president that « we do not believe in the military solution of this conflict and support all peaceful plans, no matter where they come from. » He did not mention whether Putin asked his army to stop attacking Ukraine.
However, he used his meeting with Putin for another criticism of the EU representative for foreign policy Kaje Kallas.
« I don’t know how the Mrs. High Representative Foreign Policy wants to meet when we don’t meet, » Fico said. With Kallas, he got into rupture after she criticized him before traveling to Moscow and talked about him on the wrong side of history.
« At the meeting between four eyes, he told me exactly what happened, » Fico said about his meeting with Putin in Moscow. Putin announced on Sunday night that he wanted direct negotiations with Ukraine. « I had the information in advance. If it was negotiated with the Russian Federation, this info could have diplomacy and may not be surprised. »
What else did the weekend on the political scene
- On the anniversary of the assassination of the Prime Minister 15. May, Fico announced a « big meeting in Handlova. » It is not clear whether it should take place under the head of the government, coalition, or SMER. « We reject that Slovak policy in terms of opposition’s work is based on hate, » Fico said to the meeting without further details, saying that « we cannot ignore this date ». The Prime Minister and his co -workers have repeatedly accused the opposition and critical media over the past year that they are spreading hatred and trying to associate the assassination with the opposition, which has not confirmed the investigation.
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The Government will bring changes in the law on shortened work known as Kurzarbeit. A mechanism when people do not work at full performance, but receive 80 percent of the wage, with 20 percent paying the employer and 60 percent of the state, wants to apply after Covide to address the situation caused by US import duties. In particular, the automotive industry is expected to hit.
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CIS chairman Andrej Danko does not disagree with the proposal of the chairman Fico to cancel Sunday discussions. Our Prime Minister is the world champion that he tells one, and then he says with deeds, Danko said to TA3. « It’s unrealistic and he knows, » Danko said, saying that this is not a topic that the Prime Minister should address.
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Robert Fico cannot maintain power as Viktor Orbán and cannot rule with coalition partners, Andrej Danko said to TA3. In three months since Danko wrote a critical letter to Fico, nothing has changed. « I certainly don’t want the opposition to rule here, but that doesn’t mean I won’t say when the emperor is naked, he’s naked, » Danko said. He reproaches Fico for not discussing with coalition partners, and he composed the delegation to Moscow himself. According to him, Fico focuses on secondary things. The Minister of Finance has not yet said coalition partners what further consolidation should look like. « We also learn from a television newspaper that the defense department is going to build a hospital in Vajnory, » Danko said. He did not know about this intention.
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Prime Minister Fico plans to attend ministries to make a deduction of the government’s program annuity this month, he wants to start this week.
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Brazil, Vietnam, but also China are a very important partner of Slovakia in the field of defense industry, which can contribute to GDP growth, Minister of Defense Kalinak said at the Moscow meeting in Moscow. « We will focus on the traditional markets that Czechoslovakia once occupied in the Middle and Far East. Vietnam and Brazil are the gateway to the part of the world where they are located, » said Kalinak. According to him, the products of Slovak armory are not « burdened with political deposits » and can therefore be enforced.
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If it is necessary to increase some tax to get teachers to receive their money, the Minister of Education Tomáš Drucker (voice) is ready to support it, he said on Saturday’s dialogues. The coalition is discussing which taxes should increase, Drucker added. The increase in teacher salaries is approved by the government, the Minister stressed. The total impact of consolidation in 2026 will be about EUR 341 million.
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Do not have any problem with how the voice is evolving, Tomáš Drucker answered the question of whether it will be its chairman. « I am not interested, the voice is stable. Matúš Šutaj Eštok has our absolute support, » says the Minister of Education.
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« This is not a question about whether we will vote with Direction, we are going to vote for a good cause, » Majersky said on Saturday’s dialogues about the constitutional changes proposed by Direction. Changes in the Constitution are the « value world » KDH, the movement has been talking about them for more than half a year by the chairman. « Some have taken over the government into its proposal. » KDH wants to enforce especially the ban on surrogate motherhood, conscience reservation, and that the father is a man and the mother is a woman.
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