all political parties in slovakia decided to give a signal; for this, the elected president peter pellegrinigether with the outgoing president suzanna caputová. we stand here together because 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.

a couple of hours ago, the elected president of slovakia, peter pellegrini, visited him.d to talk, but not for long. according to him , the prime minister’s condition is very difficult, every word comes with difficulty. the only version of the reasons for the assassination attempt that is being considered now is political motives; the situation in the country is extremely tense, as noted by the head of the ministry of internal affairs of slovakia. looks at least russian organizations least inappropriate, because it is absolutely clear which country was his ideological inspirer, however, the frantic search for a certain russian trace is unlikely to surprise anyone, at one time they tried to find a soviet trace in the kennedy assassination, towards the evening the head of the ministry of internal affairs of slovakia made a statement: stopping the military assistance to ukraine, interference in the work of public television, the resignation of the chairman of the judicial council - these are the reasons given by the suspect: why he disagrees with the government and why he de

president-elect peter pellegrini was able to visit fitz.rned out that the prime minister remembers how he was given first aid immediately after the attack. as a result of the assassination attempt, the politician received three gunshot wounds. the next hours and days will tell us whether he can handle it? organism, because he might get an infection. i am, of course, not a doctor, we would not like to go into details, but at the moment this is a very difficult situation, and we cannot say that the prime minister is completely safe. the assassination attempt on robert fitz occurred on wednesday after a government retreat; the head of the cabinet went out to talk with citizens, one of them approached the prime minister and shot five times. the criminal was detained on the spot; he turned out to be seventy-one years old. juraj tsintula. according to the ministry of internal affairs, the attacker was unhappy fitz's refusal to help ukraine. the ministry of defense reported the successful launch of the soyuz launch vehicle. military satellites on

the security of the elected president of slovakia, peter pellegrini, is also now under increased controltz in the hospital, he said that he remembers the circumstances of the crime. was conscious when first aid was administered to him. let me remind you that fitz received three gunshot wounds, two in the stomach and one in the shoulder. now his condition remains serious, but nothing threatens his life. the next hours and days will tell us whether his body can cope, because he may get an infection. i am, of course, not a doctor, we would not like to go into details, but at the moment this is a very difficult situation, and we cannot say that the prime minister is completely safe. prime minister of slovakia. it is known yesterday refused. and regarding the assassination attempt , an attempt was made, so in the white house to comment on the political motives of the attack, president biden published a statement of sympathy, but now it is becoming more and more clear. this was a politically motivated attack. i was wondering if the white house could say anything more about these motives? of co

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the security of the elected president of slovakia, peter pellegrini, is also now under increased controlfitz in the hospital. he said that he remembers the circumstance of the crime ; he was conscious when he was given first aid. let me remind you that fitz received three gunshot wounds, two in the stomach and one in the shoulder. now his condition remains serious, but his life is not in danger. the next hours and days will tell us whether his body can handle it, because he may get an infection. i, of course, not a doctor, we would not like to go into details, but at the moment this is a very difficult situation, and we cannot say that the prime minister is completely safe. the head of the ministry of defense of the ministry of internal affairs of slovakia confirmed that the attacker had political motives. british analysts also say that the shooter sympathized with ukraine and did not accept the discrepancy between fitz's policies and the general line of the west. this opinion is shared by the head. currents in relation to the european union and nato, opposed support for the ukrainian ar

president-elect peter pellegrini, an ally of robert fitz, visits the injured politician in the hospital news for everyone who is worried about the prime minister’s health: robert fitza has emerged from medicated sleep and is conscious; it is still very difficult for him to talk. i can confirm that i was only able to speak with him for a couple of minutes because the doctors asked me to shorten the visit. of course, the situation is still critical. the president-elect stressed that the injured politician was on the verge of death all last night, and his condition still remains heavy. where, through an operation, surgeons were able to stop the hemorrhage in the abdominal cavity, but the politician now needs another intervention: in the near future he will undergo surgery on the hip joint, in total the prime minister has three gunshot wounds, two in the abdominal cavity and one in the shoulder. the assassination attempt on robert fitz took place here, and judging by the work of forensic scientists, one of the five bullets hit a tree, the attacker was armed with a 9 mm caliber pistol,

she said she was going to invite all parliamentary party leaders for a joint meeting, while peter pellegrinin parties to suspend or campaign, tone down the campaigns ahead of the elections for the european parliament. the political leaders, both the current president and president—elect in slovakia asking for, after the slovak prime minister was shot yesterday. we have had an update on him this morning to say he is in a stable but serious condition after being shot on wednesday. the hospital director said he was currently in intensive care after five hours of surgery. we knew he was fighting for his life yesterday but the doctors now say he is in a serious condition and in intensive care after those five hours of surgery. a suspect has been detained after that shooting yesterday. the director of the hospital said his condition was still very truly serious and they were keeping him in intensive care as you can imagine. that is the latest on the aftermath of that attempted assassination of the slovak prime minister yesterday. the president and president—elect just addressing that news conferen

and the incoming president from the camp peter pellegrini, who was abroad.ave the capacity to project unity and an appealfor calm, for spreading the hatred. the handover ceremony is at the end of monday of zuzana caputova, is set for the 15th ofjune. but de facto, i think, a dual 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 pres

is, how can we criticize him if he still wants to vote on somebody for the slovak president peter pellegrini associates so remains in a serious condition despite undergoing a successful operation after the violence of time. the footage from the scene shows a panic and k us spread through the crowd waiting to meet the country's leader is silent, shop prime minister feed. so 5 times as he left the government building, his guards rushed to the prime minister into a car before he was lifted into the hospital from a safe location. the suspect was immediately taken into custody ortiz. yes. and that kind of brings us more details from the scene of the attack. smoking security forces have removed a boat from this tree that was lodged as a result of an attack and assassination attempt on the sidewalk. in 5 minutes, the rule that fits so immediately behind it is the cultural center in which the prime minister walked out of moments before the attack took place. the silence was a 71 year old male speaking to the locals. they suggest the sentiment that the silence had towards the prime minister or the go

in the last few moments, slovakian president—elect peter pellegrini had this update from the hospitalfico is receiving treatment. translation: the prime minister is now facing the most difficult and challenging days, hours, minutes in order for him to survive. and i hope that everything will work out for the best. i really hope for us all to see his soon recovery and coming to full strength. let's speak to bethany bell, our correspondent in bratislava. as we heard, microphone is in a very serious condition. we have been told that the next few days will be critical for him. that the next few days will be criticalfor him. she that the next few days will be critical for him. she was shot at very close range, including in the stomach, and of course he underwent several arbours of emergency surgery yesterday. —— several arbours. we have heard people wishing him a speedy recovery from across slovakia's fractured political spectrum. and this is a moment of deep confusion, deep shock for this country. deep confusion, deep shock for this count . , ., ., country. tell us more about the reaction

is that literally today , the current president zruzana chaputova and the elected president peter pellegriniake office, made a joint statement calling not to polarize, not to provoke, not to use this tragedy for political reasons, well, let's see how long the politicians hold out, some slovak politicians have already stated, speculating that the blood on... the independent media, here is such a context that they say they drove this mr. yuray to such and such actions, or the opposition, which also drove him to such and such actions, well, i say, this is a terrible manipulation, i will tell you the same, that this is a test for europe in general, because there is an election campaign for the european parliament, the finish line, and you know, polarization and this kind of search for enemies, this is one of today's key methods of gaining supporters, mobilizing supporters. and you know, you see, they are already saying that there leaders are receiving threats, i read there donald tusk did it, so you see, it's a test for everyone, and it's such a black lion, i apologize for this comparison, but i

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the elected president of slovakia commented on wednesday’s event and robert's longtime ally peter pellegrinit the assassination attempt on the prime minister was a threat to everything. that has so far adorned slovak democracy. the head of the ministry of internal affairs expressed a similar opinion. “for the first time in the 31 years of our democratic sovereign republic , it happened that someone decided to express political views outside of elections, with a gun on the street,” he said. it is known that the best game for politicians and diplomats is not classical chess, but the ancient chinese game of go. it teaches thoughtful strategy and long-term planning. in this game is great. cst suggests that the player can choose which move to make at a given moment, based on his tactical and strategic considerations, that is, the position on the board does not force him to make a particular move under the threat of losing stones or seriously deteriorating his position. gt is a position where a player is forced to respond to the opponent’s previous move in a very specific way. it is clear that chi

a little earlier, the slovakian president—elect, peter pellegrini, gave an update from the hospital whereco is being treated. translation: the prime minister i is now facing the most difficult l and challenging days, hours, minutes in order to survive, and i hope that everything will work out for the best. i really hope for us all to see his soon recovery and coming to full strength. the current slovak president zuzana caputova also held a press conference and spoke about the political climate 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 watchin

in the past few minutes the president elect peter pellegrini had this update from the hospital where fico is receiving treatment. translation: the prime minister is now facing the most difficult and challenging days. ours, minutes, in orderfor him to challenging days. ours, minutes, in order for him to survive and i hope that everything will work out for the best. i really hope for us all to see his soon recovery and coming to see his soon recovery and coming to full strength. let's speak to bethany bell, our correspondent in bratislava. an update there, tell us more, bethany. an update there, tell us more, bethan . ~ ., ., , bethany. well, roberto fico remains in a critical condition _ bethany. well, roberto fico remains in a critical condition in _ bethany. well, roberto fico remains in a critical condition in hospital, - in a critical condition in hospital, earlier we heard from the deputy prime minister saying that the next few days would indeed be critical and that he was not out of the woods yet. that he has sustained what they call it extensive and complicated injuries. he was

slovakia's president—elect, peter pellegrini, gave this update from the hospital where the prime ministers receiving treatment. translation: the prime minister i is now facing the most difficult l and challenging days, hours, minutes in order to survive, and i hope that everything will work out for the best. i really hope for us all to see his soon recovery and coming to full strength. let's speak to bethany bell, our correspondent in bratislava. she our correspondent in bratislava. is following all the developments she is following all the developments for us. welcome to you. what more do we know about the prime minister must make injuries and how well he is doing? minister must make in'uries and how well he is doing?— well he is doing? well, we are told he is in a very _ well he is doing? well, we are told he is in a very serious _ well he is doing? well, we are told he is in a very serious condition. i he is in a very serious condition. the _ he is in a very serious condition. the next — he is in a very serious condition. the next few days will be critical. his injuries— the next few d

he goes a peter pellegrini. he goes a threat to democracy.ica, we know about the uk election coming up probably in the autumn. a lot all, security services across the world. we're watching this. how did this happen? it will may cool down walkabouts. mark white talk there about the risk. also always always on the election trail when you go there. if this man was called over by somebody in the crowd, then you're going to have politicians going up there shaking hands, greeting voters, trying to win a tight election. you can see it happening in the uk and the threat to people will be alarming. people who care about security and are protecting our politicians here in the uk, and we're still waiting for verification. >> mark white there reporting that local media claiming the would be assassin, a well known writer and activist with the political party progressive slovakia, which is a pro eu party, he urug gin tula appears to be the name we've yet to verify that in the west , but verify that in the west, but thatis verify that in the west, but that

elected president, who will be the next president, who will be the next president from june, peter pellegrininment 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 escalated this situation with his rhetoric, and it has come this far because of him as well . so country has seen him as well. so country has seen weeks of largely peaceful protests over his, coalition government's controversial domestic reforms. the government is also trying to s

peter pelligrini but well people voted for him anyway. the presidential election will decide if slovakia truly stays in western club or joins hungry or bela roost. the fear is that pellegrini will act hand in hand with fee goes direction of foreign policy which could have a devastating effect on slovakia. here that folks you should probably theory on democracy. well now some of the features allies are straight up painting this attack on the 5 that was created by opposition. politicians like that and also the media rhetoric that went along with it. most of the body, ladies and gentleman enrollment fee. so he's not already the prime minister of the slovak republic, but also a friend on behalf of the political parties to me, a slight back social democracy. i want to condemn in the strongest possible times. what happened today in hand gloves, and at the same time express my disgust of what you've been doing here for the last few years. you the liberal media of the political opposition or hatred, your spreading against robot. besides, what a gallows you have a rex it for him. this anger, this rage and this hatred is the result of your actions today. progressives for means high,