still change away from the eurocentric stance of caputova.— stance of caputova. of caputova. still on the screen we have those - stance of caputova. still on the screen we have those pictures | stance of caputova. still on the - screen we have those pictures taken in the immediate aftermath, with the prime minister with the way, and that suspect pinned to the floor, surrounded by security personnel, because what we still await, there are still so much to learn on the story, we know very little about the man they have detained. ida. story, we know very little about the man they have detained.— story, we know very little about the man they have detained. no, we are in the realms _ man they have detained. no, we are in the realms of _ man they have detained. no, we are in the realms of speculation, - man they have detained. no, we are in the realms of speculation, who i in the realms of speculation, who knows what is going on in the hospital ward? presumably his hospital ward ? presumably his political colleagues hospital ward? presumably his political colleagues is

the handover ceremony is at the end of monday of zuzana caputova, is set for the 15th ofjune. presidency, a shared presidency informally has already started. i expect them to lead, including with parts of the coalition, especially the more moderate party within it of president pellegrini. milan nic. speaking to me earlier. and they remind you can get much more from slovakia online, including this article from our correspondent in the region on how robert fico rose to dominate slovak politics. that is on the bbc news website or the app. to china now, where russia's president putin is on a state visit — his first foreign trip since his unprecedented re—election for a fifth term, and his second visit to china in six months. mr putin and china's president xi jinping signed a joint declaration, stressing the importance of the two countries' strategic partnership, the chinese president talked about the two countries' long history, saying the nations are deepening their support for one another. president xi also said that he and president putin agreed on the need for a "political sol

the handover ceremony is at the end of monday of zuzana caputova, is set for the 15th of june.ly has already started. i expect them to lead, including with parts of the coalition. especially the more moderate party within it. of president pellegrini. share moderate party within it. of president pellegrini. are you confident as _ president pellegrini. are you confident as could _ president pellegrini. are you confident as could be - president pellegrini. are you confident as could be a - president pellegrini. are you - confident as could be a wake-up call confident as could be a wake—up call for these divisions to be healed? == for these divisions to be healed? -- this for these divisions to be healed? » this could be. look, my home country of slovakia has been very polarised. i think it was one of the most polarised countries in europe, along with great britain after brexit. and this has been going on for too long. maybe since the first protests triggered by another terrible murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancee in 2018, which led to the resignation of prime min

we've already heard statements from president caputova, and from some leaders and members of governmentnd people on social media. we also heard statements from members of the government or politicians from the ruling coalition openly bringing a position in the protesters for creating the situation —— openly blaming. chances are they will also try to push and legitimise more extreme policies and advocate for example more restrictions of freedom of media and speech or of protests in the country. speech or of protests in the count . �* , , ., speech or of protests in the count . h , ., i. country. it's interesting what you say because _ country. it's interesting what you say because you _ country. it's interesting what you say because you started - country. it's interesting what you say because you started by i country. it's interesting what you | say because you started by saying there's very little detail about the perpetrator. in situations like that when you have a vacuum, it often gets filled, especially in these days of social media with misinformation. are you seeing signs of that a

suzana caputova also called on journalists not to make premature conclusions, but to wait for official statements from the competent authorities. press conference with with the participation of the ministry of health and the ministry of internal affairs should begin literally in the coming minutes. words of support for robert fitz's condemnation of... in relation to what happened came, as i said, and from the official european union, in particular ursula fondeen, president of the european commission, also spoke on this matter. i strongly condemn the cowardly attack on prime minister robert fitz. such acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our most valuable common good. my thoughts are with prime minister fitz and his family. first minutes after after appearance. with this information in the slovak parliament, political forces began to accuse each other of intemperance to such an extent that the speaker of parliament had to reassure those present. politicians, after which the meeting was suspended for an indefinite period. ladies and gentlemen, the meetin

slovakia, zuzanna caputova.he russian leader asked to convey wishes for a speedy recovery to fitz. we are monitoring the situation and will definitely return to this topic a little later in our issue. the more effectively the russian armed forces work on the line of combat contact in the northern military district zone, the greater the chances of resolving the conflict around ukraine peacefully. vladimir putin announced this today at a meeting with the commanders of military districts. the president noted: combat work is going according to plan; all assigned tasks are being fulfilled. at the same time, the ministry of defense needs to be made as open as possible to innovation so that fighters have the most modern weapons and... technology, this was already discussed during the meeting dedicated to the development of the defense-industrial complex, about the tasks set by the head of state and what role new personnel should play in their implementation, our observer andrei grigoriev. at a meeting with the supreme

interrupted his foreign trip, as did the minister of finance, the outgoing president of slovakia, suzana caputova witnessed not just an attack on an individual, but also an attack on the country's democracy. i am appalled by the horrific and insidious attack on the prime minister. something has happened that we cannot yet comprehend: a physical attack on the prime minister is an attack not only on a person, but on democracy. the hate speech we witness in society leads to acts of hate and violence. please let's stop this. everyone noticed that the ministers, those who gave the briefing already in the hospital building late in the evening repeatedly called for the abandonment of such hatred, and they also repeatedly called on society to comply. i want to call on the public, journalists and politicians to stop inciting hatred, stop supporting this unprecedented heinous act on social media, no act of hate crime will go unpunished. the home secretary also promised that an attack on prime minister robert fitz would be investigated as quickly as possible, in addition, he will appeal to the state council

suzana caputova also called on journalists not to premature conclusions, but wait for official statementsthe competent authorities. words of support for robert fitz and condemnation of what happened came, as i said, from the official european union, in particular, ursula fondeen, president of the european commission, also spoke on this matter. i strongly condemn the cowardly attack on prime minister robert fitz. such acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our most valuable common good. my thoughts are with prime minister fitz and his family. first minutes after this information appeared in the slovak parliament, political forces began to accuse each other of such incontinence. groupings, the general staff and all approved and trained commands , the assigned tasks are being carried out, our troops in all directions are constantly improving their performance every day. but the more effectively you work on the line of combat contact, the greater our chances of resolving this issue peacefully. among the six new ministers of the formed cabinet, as the president

elected president peter pellegrini spoke in the morning together with the outgoing president suzanna caputovábecause we want to demonstrate understanding of this tense situation. disagreements are natural, even the two of us sometimes have different views on some things, but we are both people, politicians who agree on what is most important for society right now, and that is the need to stabilize the situation. our society lives in an era of numerous conflicts, but please do not bring them to the level of hatred. politicians called on all political parties. suspend or cancel their election campaigns before the european elections, which will take place in early june of this year, the majority of political forces have already reacted with agreement, while peter pellegrini especially emphasized that he hopes that the tragedy that occurred on the eve of the tragedy will not be used by political forces in order to attract additional votes . artyom. thank you, regina, my colleague regina sevastyanova was in direct contact. so, on to the weather now in the kalininsky district of the saratov region,

as you heard, the president of slovakia, suzanna caputova, who made an official appeal, condemned. physical prime minister, saying that this is an attack not only on the individual, but also on the democracy that slovakia pursues, she urged people not to draw too quick conclusions, but to wait for official statements, while the minister of internal affairs of slovakia has already stated that this will be investigated with all the necessary resources, and as quickly as possible the task of the security forces, he said, is to ensure the safety of all civil servants , naturally that... i strongly condemn the cowardly attack on prime minister robert fitz, such an act of violence has no place in our society, they undermine democracy, our most valuable common good, my thoughts are with prime minister fitz and his... "information about the attack arrived in bratislava just at the moment when the next debate was going on in parliament, at that moment the bell rang, the speaker of parliament announced that the parliamentary meeting would be suspended indefinitely. ladies and gentlemen, meeting suspe

slovakia�*s president zuzana caputova is to invite all of the country�*s parliamentary leaders to a jointng of prime minister robert fico. he is in hospital, where his condition stabilised overnight — but he�*s still in a �*serious condition�*. we are waiting on a news conference for an update on the essence desiccation into this incident yesterday. we will bring that to you as soon as it happens. meanwhile slovakia�*s cabinet has been meeting to discuss the political implications of the shooting. mr fico was shot several times as he was leaving a government meeting yesterday, in what the interior minister described as a political motivated attack. they have reported that a man in his 70s has been charged with attempted murder. let�*s take a listen to what she had to say. take a listen to what she had to sa . , , take a listen to what she had to sa. , ., ., say. yesterday's attack on prime minister roberto _ say. yesterday's attack on prime minister roberto fico _ say. yesterday's attack on prime minister roberto fico was - say. yesterday's attack on prime minister roberto fico was a - sa

. >> and she is the focus of the new piece from mark caputova, who writes in the bulwark, this quote,arps nickname on the campaign, the human printer under plays her importance that's because in trump's orbit, proximity to the principal is power. if you want the president to see something, the best route is natalie says a knowledgeable source. the piece explainshat her nickname, the human printer, comes from her propensity for carrying around a portable printer and constantly printing news articles for trump to read in court and on the campaign trail, you see him there with his giant stack of papers, always at the ready joining me now is marked caputova of the bulwark mark. thank you so much for being here. it's great to see you again. this is a fascinating story because anyone who has covered donald trump knows that this is how he operated he requires paper. >> this is not a man who i don't know if he has one now, but for years didn't have an email address. >> typically, does not text. and this is an incredible amount of power. i mean, it's honestly, it's kind of genius to actually c

this was stated by the head of state at a briefing with the leader of slovakia, zuzana Čaputova.i am quoting our president now: ukraine met the enemy there with our troops, brigades and artillery. it is important that they can increase and pull additional forces in this direction, but our military, military command knew about this and calculated their forces to meet the enemy with fire. now it's going hard. battle in this direction. we will now add to our ater oleg synyutka, oleg synyutka, people's deputy of ukraine. mr. oleg, we welcome you to our broadcast: "glory to ukraine". glory to heroes. i congratulate you. yes, mr. oleg mykhailovych, we understand that there are extremely many multifaceted events in the verkhovna rada, but at the same time we understand that the situation on the front line is extremely acute now, there is a feeling that the enemy may be preparing. to open an additional new line of attack, in particular, it is about the north of kharkiv region. i know you communicate with our military, maybe share some signals from the armed forces forces of ukraine? well

condemnation of the attack from slovakia's president zuzana caputova.at the opposite end of robert fico. very much opposes him but she has said she is shocked by this brutal and reckless attack. also i should have underlined. she said she strongly, the eu commissioner, she says, president of the eu commission, she says i strongly condemn this attack. such acts of violence have no place in our society. they undermine democracy. some members of the eu have also said and accused robert fico himself of undermining democracy but i don't have that was appointed comment. particular shock from the prime minister of the neighbouring hungary. he described it as a keenness attack against my friend. robert fico certainly is a friend. robert fico certainly is a friend of him. there have very similar politics and attitudes. and they share an affinity for vladimir putin. robert fico is seen as someone close to russia. he fought this election by saying i don't want is giving in more arms to ukraine. that would certainly have made him some enemies, i would have thought.

the current slovak president zuzana caputova also held a press conference and spoke about the politicalte in the country. take a listen. translation: yesterday's attack on prime minister robert fico - is above all a great human tragedy, but at the same time, _ it is also an attack _ on a democratic establishment. that's why i'm asking everyone i to think about his quick recovery and to take a responsible approach. let's step out of the vicious cycle and mutual blame. i what happened yesterday- was individual act, but the tense atmosphere of hatred . was our collective fault. live to the slovak capital, bratislava, and our correspondent bethany bell. what is the latest? well, the people have been watching _ what is the latest? well, the people have been watching very _ what is the latest? well, the people have been watching very closely - have been watching very closely today for these updates on mr fico's health. he is said to be in a very serious condition, still stable but as we have the incoming president they're saying, the next few days will be critical. we understand his injuries

time, the other politicians that were receiving threats, including the current president, zuzana caputovae investigations, some people were apprehended but now the political class needs to take it very seriously and, unfortunately, i am speaking to you from berlin. and the big news here is that there are attacks that politicians campaigning for the parliament elections, almost on a daily basis. something is happening in europe which is terrible and slovakia isjust happening in europe which is terrible and slovakia is just one case where it went very far. that terrible and slovakia isjust one case where it went very far. that is very interesting — case where it went very far. that is very interesting you _ case where it went very far. that is very interesting you say _ case where it went very far. that is very interesting you say that, - case where it went very far. that is very interesting you say that, just l very interesting you say that, just another screen, incidentally, with the live pictures there on the screen of the scene itself but very interesting what you say about your view th

. >> i want to bring in national political reporter for the bulwark, mark caputova. >> mark so good to see you. >> i guess every day i wondered about the elizabeth warren size stacks of paper that was handed it to the president's hands every day. >> give us the inside scoop here. who his natalie harb, but how did she become, i guess a kind of a confidant what natalie harbors 30. he joined the campaign last year. she used to be a host on one america news network, the far right. there's network and donald trump doesn't like to read stuff on his iphone all the time. it doesn't spend a lot of time on a computer. >> like if he's not a chord, you'd like to be on the golf course and he likes to read things that are printed forum, enter natalie harb well who realized? >> well, he likes to read things on paper. he likes to be on the go. so she got a portable printer. she has it in a duffel bag that you'll even bring out to the golf course. and if he likes something or if there's something she wants him to see, she'll show it to them. and if need be, she'll print it out. now, she doesn't print e

. >> yes, president of slovakia, zuzana caputova condemned the attack.ews conference yesterday, she said the shooting was an attack on democracy as well, publicly was also condemned . and, new elected also condemned. and, new elected president, who will be the next president, who will be the next president from june, peter pellegrini, leader of government party, said the shooting of the prime minister is an unprecedented threat to slovak democracy, speaking to reporters in front of the hospital where fitso is being treated , defence fitso is being treated, defence minister kalinak said that hate is not an answer to hate, what, i can say, right now, our country is deeply divided over the, after the, the, after the last election , since fitzel last election, since fitzel returned to power last year. critics says he is a populist who's pro—russian leanings, pose major risk for the country. he has strong support and strong oppositions. of course, slovakia is divided. i would say 50 to 50 people who do not support the prime minister claim that, he himself has