. bigger town, but also in the centre of slovakia-— of slovakia.you in. because _ of slovakia. paul, let me bring you in, because over _ of slovakia. paul, let me bring you in, because over the _ of slovakia. paul, let me bring you in, because over the last _ of slovakia. paul, let me bring you in, because over the last hour - of slovakia. paul, let me bring you in, because over the last hour or. in, because over the last hour or so, and let me pose, because out of the corner of my eye i can see the pictures beginning to come in, so i think that news conference that we are expecting has just started. we will wait to see if we have a translation, but the news conference i was talking about in the next little while has seemed to have started, so those are the pictures. wait for the lions to come in, those are the president of slovakia addressing the news conference, so we will monitor the key lines in the next few months, but paul, we were describing the events on the ground, and just the numbers of political leaders talking about their political sho

in slovakia, - like slovakia. this is a news. conference. in slovakia, they like slovakia. news - conference. in slovakia, they are confirming that this was an assassination attempt carried out on the prime minister of the country. no more details on the condition of the prime minister who has been taken at very high speed to hospital in bratislava. the slovak interior minister spokesman has said that we can confirm that this was an assassination attempt. we don't have more details on the nature of that sack other than this was after that government meeting. the prime minister was coming out of that meeting, four shots rang out and one of the shots, apparently, hit the prime minister, robert fico, in the abdomen. his condition we do not yet know, but we do know he has been taken to a hospital in the capital of bratislava for urgent treatment. we have heard from various politicians around europe condemning that attack and the hungarian prime minister is latest to talk on x, on twitter, saying that he was deeply shocked by the heinous attack against his friend robert fico. he

breaking news out of slovakia. an assaniation attempt on the prime minister of slovakia.t fitzo has been shot and injured an incident which happened earlier this afternoon. theses pictures show the immidiate aftermath of the attack, with the prime minister being dragged into a car. his official facebook page says he was shot several times. from a different angle at the scene, we can see a man being arrested by people who appear to be police officers. we still don't know anything about the man being restrained. it is reported he is 71 years old. does the pictures from his arrest. the government says prime minister fico is in a life—threatening condition. these are pictures of him being rushed from a helipcopter to a nearby hospital for treatment. being rushed from a helipcopter those being rushed from a helipcopter are the key eleme pictures those are the key elements, the key pictures in terms of what has happened through the past few hours. we saw in some of those pictures in open square, he was having a meeting inside of a building when he had come out and eyewitnesses

now, in terms of the politics of slovakia, i terms of the politics of slovakia, we have talked aboutthing like this is going to be viewed just amongst ordinary people? because the shock waves will be reverberating notjust shock waves will be reverberating not just found shock waves will be reverberating notjust found european capitals but within your own country. fih. notjust found european capitals but within your own country.— within your own country. oh, it is... within your own country. oh, it is- -- imagine — within your own country. oh, it is... imagine that _ within your own country. oh, it is... imagine that it _ within your own country. oh, it is... imagine that it is - within your own country. oh, it is... imagine that it is a - within your own country. oh, it is... imagine that it is a smalll is... imagine that it is a small country of 5 million people, but it is polarised at such a degree that i would not hesitate to compel it to break that britain. and this will be the first emotions in shock that there could be more hatred and accusations across the aisle. i think it is

slovakia erected 193 monuments to its liberator.n battles for this country. then to the concentration camp from which he escaped. after the escape, yakov pervushin joined the partisans, who fought in these mountains. one day , a russian soldier, as archival documents testify, came down to the village here to pick up a doctor and take him to the detachment to see his wounded comrades, and just at the same time the ss men arrived in the village with a punitive operation, a jewish doctor and a russian partisan, they shot. his family didn’t know any of this; for them he was missing, news. his nephew thought that he was killed in germany and buried, his nephew is 85 years old, he lives in petersburg, he cried when they told him about the grave of his ancestors, now they write to us, they thank us for the fact that you are doing all this with your own money, in your own time, why do you need this? poorly trained, without much desire to fight, slovaks in german units. quickly became a burden; the nazis trusted them mainly with the protecti

this is simply impossible in slovakia. bbc correspondent bethany bell reports on the condition of robert fitze from bratislava. it is reported that fitz was shot several times in the stomach, arm, and leg. we are waiting for official information about his injury. as the doctors said, when fiso was brought to the hospital, he was conscious, but then he passed out. a message from the government that phis's life is in danger. there is a sense of shock here in bratislava. one person told me that such things do not happen in this country. people are waiting for details of the investigation. we saw a video of the police arresting the man with a beard according to reports, he is 71 years old. this is believed to be a suspect, but we are awaiting confirmation. there is a general feeling of shock, how could this happen in... but the people i spoke to said that no one could have imagined that something like this could happen, there is a general, widespread condemnation, not only here in slovakia, but all over europe , and people her

crisis for slovakia but it is notjust slovakia, the elements of this crisis — slovakia, the elementspcoming european elections the threat out there but we have — elections the threat out there but we have been speaking for many months — we have been speaking for many months now, even longer, and about threaten _ months now, even longer, and about threaten the — months now, even longer, and about threaten the united states where the political _ threaten the united states where the political polarisation is very sharp and possibly getting sharper still. there _ and possibly getting sharper still. there are — and possibly getting sharper still. there are concerns about this information coming from social media, _ information coming from social media, we _ information coming from social media, we discussed this already, the role _ media, we discussed this already, the role it— media, we discussed this already, the role it seems to have played in this crisis. — the role it seems to have played in this crisis, this assassination attempt _ this crisis, this assassination attempt in slovakia

, �*, ., slovakia.'s not alone and i'm sure _ slovakia. and i'm sure he's not alone and i'm sure - _ slovakia. and i'm sure he's not alone and i'm sure - and - slovakia. and i'm sure he's not - alone and i'm sure - and obviously, alone and i'm sure — and obviously, this warning has been issued even before today's shooting that people feel politics in europe and elsewhere has become more polarised. you could say slovakia is a microcosm of the division we see elsewhere. pro—and anti—russia, anti—european union, western leaning, russia leaning. also immigration, which is an issue that divides people bitterly across europe. robert fico is thought of as very anti—immigrant, at one point saying he doesn't want a single muslim immigrant coming to the country. taking a very firm line. other more liberal dispositions would be more angry at that. just one example of the division. i’iiii one example of the division. i'll come back to relations with russia and his views. but ijust wanted to perhaps tilt to why it r

we are facing difficult challenges, and slovakia is in | challenges, and slovakia is in neighbouringlenge of being a country where our neighbours territories and ongoing war, and migration is something we see every summer, because migrants travel to slovakia, but i am sure there are ways to solve it in a peaceful way, because what i've seen in the last few years, many politicians turn to be very personal in their attacks of other politicians, and this is just not the way to go, because that's what actually promotes the aggression, and also the emotions among the citizens, therefore the

the first settlement in slovakia was liberated by the red army.re advancing in the spring, and this was a muddy road, the roads were washed out, the landscape was still very difficult, there were water obstacles in the way of their red army soldiers, for example, this river hron was crossed under continuous fire from german artillery. the nazis are located there, on the other side, at the height of the red army, to advance to bratislava, it was necessary to first cross the river and then take the height on which the enemy was entrenched. commanded the bratislava-byrnovo offensive operation. marshal malinovsky, next to the place where his command post was, in 2021 a monument to the military leader appeared, mislovakia decided to build, erect this beautiful monument, why is it here, i think this is very correct, marshal malinovsky is here first of all, you see it , this is a museum, here you can see guns, and an2, and t-34, we show this to children so that it never happens, we need to take something like this into our hands, war is the most evil thi

thank you — in slovakia. i'm sure you will. thank you very _ in slovakia. i'm sure you will. you will. i thank you very much indeed. our thank you very much indeed. 0ur europe regional editor. some expertise there on the slovakian prime minister robert fico yu has been taken to hospital after being shot. all we know so far is that there was a government meeting in there was a government meeting in the central of handlova put up several shots fired from a crowd. 0ne hit the prime minister in the abdomen. he has been taken to hospital and a man has been detained so, obviously, we will update you with all the details that come into us and pole will be back with more on that as well. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— paul. prison staff across france have observed a minute's silence, to honour the two officers who were shot dead in an ambush on a prison van. a prisoner was freed in the raid, and a nationwide manhunt is now in its second day. three other prison guards were injured in the attack, which took place near the city of rouen in normandy. inside the

we are facing difficult challenges, and slovakia is in | challenges, and slovakia is in neighbouringountries ukraine, we are facing the challenge of being a country where our neighbours territories and ongoing war, and migration is something we see every summer, because migrants travel to slovakia, but i am sure there are ways to solve it in a peaceful way, because what i've seen in the last few years, many politicians turn to be very personal in their attacks of other politicians, and this is just not the way to go, because that's what actually promotes the aggression, and also the emotions among the citizens, therefore the politicians should really watch their language, and they should watch the way they speak publicly, and it needs to be about a battle of solutions, battle of ideas, not about dirty language, not about accusations of each other, but about serving people. how accusations of each other, but about serving maple-— accusations of each other, but about serving purple-— serving people. how well do you ourself serving people. how well do you yourself know— serving people.

this is impossible in slovakia.er. this physio was taken to the hospital in the operational center of the emergency medical service of slovakia. they noted that they received a report about a man who had been shot after 2:30 p.m. a rescue helicopter was sent to him. later , a message appeared on facebook that he was in a life-threatening condition, and the next few hours would be decisive. meanwhile, the slovak media wrote about fitso's wounds in the chest and abdomen. they operated on the prime minister around five hours, this was announced the next day by the director of the hospital miriam leponyukova, where the prime minister was brought. as of the morning of may 16, fico's condition has stabilized, but he is still serious. during the night, doctors managed to stabilize the patient's condition and further measures are currently underway, which should be aimed at improving his condition. the situation is really serious. we are now on our way to bratislava, where the extraordinary security council is meeting toget

we'll continue to follow the news from slovakia tonight.co still in serious condition in hospital. let me take you back through his political career which might shed hope on how he first came to prominence. he grew up in what back then was czechoslovakia. he studied law, joining the communist party in 1986. he continued his career in the participant of the detroit of democratic left. the czech republic peacefully separated from slovakia in 1992. he founded the participant known as smer. he became prime minister, lead rag cocoa litigation of left-leaning parties, staying in power until 2009. his second term ended in he controversy with an investigation into the links between his political allies and the italian and a halfa but -- mafia but he was elected into a third term last year. so for a central european leader whose political infancy was rooted in the far of russia december hedge money. it seems he's now befriended putin who thinks of the russian class as the greatest national calamity. nene, we are in the midst of a european parliament

here, of course, we slovakia. there's protests all across the balkans and eastern europe when it comes to the pro—russian sentiment . to the pro—russian sentiment. and we've seen it increasing since the ukraine war. as a more of a fear that they might be, next on putin's radar. >> and indeed, we saw yesterday in tbilisi, the georgian capital protests . that's about similar protests. that's about similar moves to clamp down on media again with links to the kremlin. but looking ahead, megan, of course, in three weeks time we have european union elections in slovakia, of course, slovakia, a member of the eu, was one of those countries admitted in 2004. and this has a huge beanng 2004. and this has a huge bearing on that. i mean, different parties will be standing on very different tickets in relation to the european union. i mean, with those elections only three weeks ahead could they could those elections be in jeopardy ? should elections be in jeopardy? should they be allowed to go ahead with an attempted assassina

it's divisive in slovakia, it's divisive in the european union.re, it is not surprising that such an event could happen, because now slovakia is a very unhappy country, not only on this basis, but on the basis of how the country as a whole is moving towards a more authoritarian future, orban seems, so there is not the slightest. there are doubts about who benefits from this, well, it’s obvious who is behind this, and, by the way, it was fitz who said that it’s better to quarrel at the negotiating table for 10 years than to leave the russians to the ukrainians for 10 years killing each other, and he says absolutely pragmatically, that russia lives... a successful economic and political president putin enjoys great support. i argue that the tragedy of the west is not working in ukraine. well, reasonable words. but it turns out that europe is entering an era of political murders. extremely dangerous. considering, especially since it is enough has been traditional for centuries in europe. what is happening now in our country looks completely different

understand that the society in slovakia is quite polarized, polarized in the sense that in the last presidential elections, candidates with opposite views, peligrini and korčak , received a very close number of votes. perigrini won by a small margin, a similar situation occurred in the parliamentary elections last year, when it was also not clear to the end how the coalition would be formed, and only because the decision is yours. piligrini joined the coalition of sfits, he had a golden share, they were able to form a government. all these vulnerabilities, the polarization of society, are obviously used by different players in different ways. first of all, and we have a separate study about this, which is currently being conducted with the biol foundation, this is being used by the russian federation for its own purposes. for their purposes, which are to continue to sow seeds, boro. to allow all kinds of speculation, and a whole series of such speculations rushed immediately after the attempted assassination. attempt the attempt became a trigger for several speculations, at first, a

, after the assassination attempt to the prime minister of slovakia.t, probably, the west, yes, of course, needs to go through the process first before saying anything, accusing anyone of anything, and so on. law enforcement agencies must have their say about the investigation, you know, this is our position, we always proceed from the primacy of facts, but i want to draw attention to the fact that the west has cultivated this most hateful rhetoric for years, this is not just a statement of an aggressive nature that is being spread from the white house, the state department, from all their representatives, from young to old, these are not only... monstrous statements that the permanent representatives of the collective west or those who have joined them now allow themselves, in particular at meetings of the un security council, in other international organizations, this is not only the absolute permissiveness in the statements, but accordingly in the actions of zelensky of this entire gang, who speak and commit terrorist attacks, simply literally in fr

and the independent slovakia. because an attack on the _ independent slovakia. because an attack on the prime _ independent slovakia. because an attack on the prime minister - independent slovakia. because an attack on the prime minister is . independent slovakia. because an attack on the prime minister is an| attack on the prime minister is an attack_ attack on the prime minister is an attack on — attack on the prime minister is an attack on the prime minister is an attack on the democracy and the state _ attack on the democracy and the state itself. i can confirm that after — state itself. i can confirm that after today the meeting of the government and the attack was committed on the prime minister. the perpetrator— committed on the prime minister. the perpetrator shot five times in the prime _ perpetrator shot five times in the prime minister is in critical condition_ prime minister is in critical condition and is still in surgery as was mentioned before. in the first place _ was mentioned before. in the first

. that worse or better -- slovakia.— that worse or better -- slovakia. , ., , ~ slovakia.agedy _ slovakia. yes, i really think this tragedy will _ slovakia. yes, i really think this tragedy will actually . this tragedy will actually cause to awaken slovakia, mainly the electorate, but also, politicians to the fact that words have consequences, and the words that are thrown around, whether on social media or even from the mouth or politicians, have been increasingly vitriolic and, unfortunately, dangerous things like this can happen. so i do think slovakia will unite around this, i think slovaks well and i think they will take the rhetoric down a notch. yes, i mean, the rhetoric down a notch. yes, i mean. there _ the rhetoric down a notch. yes, i mean, there was _ the rhetoric down a notch. yes, i mean, there was a _ the rhetoric down a notch. yes, i mean, there was a real - i mean, there was a real concern last year when these elections were taking place and the results and robert fico getting the job of prime minister, but also, where poland was headed, etc, various key c

this is russia 24, we begin the release with news from slovakia, where an attempt was made on the life of prime minister robert fitzo, he was shot several times with a short-barreled weapon, he is in a life-threatening condition, the coming hours will be decisive, this was reported in the social democratic party , which... is headed by the prime minister, the elected president of slovakia petr pelligrini, interrupted his trip abroad , returns to bratislava. an attempt was made on the life of the head of the government of slovakia in the city of gandlovo, when robert fitzow met with his supporters. it is known that the attacker has already been detained. but we will now find out all the details from our european correspondent regina sebastianova. she joins us live. regina, hello, well, is there any new information about the condition of the prime minister, and most importantly, fr. the shooter, hello, at the moment the information about him conditions vary, on the one hand , journalists say that his life is not in danger, although robert fitz was taken to the hospital, where he was take

slovakia erected 193 monuments to its liberator.r this 63,518 soldiers died in the country. army, more than half of the graves are unnamed, on such graves there are inscriptions: a soldier of the red army, a girl or just a lieutenant, but who they are, where they were called from, how they died is unknown, but the name, surname, ranks on the plate can tell a lot, yes, this is a hero soviet union, artyomno, it is written here how he died, on march 26, he received a combat mission, about the task. partisans who fought in these mountains. one day, a russian soldier, as archival documents testify, came down to the village here to pick up a doctor and take him he joined the detachment with his wounded comrades, and just at the same time the ss men came to the village with a punitive operation, they shot the jewish doctor and the russian partisan. his family didn’t know any of this; for them he was missing. words brought news of the fallen hero to the red army soldier’s family thousands of kilometers away. on hitler's side, in june 1941 ,

in slovakia.oth in terms of the general population but also with politicians who are, obviously, very shocked, and even the president has expressed her fear and her shock after this.— and her shock after this. horrible event. i want _ and her shock after this. horrible event. i want to _ and her shock after this. horrible event. i want to just _ and her shock after this. horrible event. i want to just put - and her shock after this. horrible event. i want to just put back - and her shock after this. horrible l event. i want to just put back onto the screen the pictures of the immediate aftermath because, these are moving pictures and you can see the emergency services setting into place but the still pictures that we will see in a second to showjust the immediate moments after. are seeing a man apprehended, pinned to the floor, a flabby activity and then around the prime minister's current motorcade, the efforts to get him inside of the car and then rushing him to hospital. what are you hearing ab

and by the media here in slovakia and by the media here in slovakia and by the media here in slovakianting forces who have whipped up tensions, whipped up anger and somehow led this man to make this attack. but his profile is far more complicated than that. he has been linked by the slovak media to far—right groups, he is known to be a nationalist, a poet and a writer who has written against migrants and against the romo community here. but he has also made long youtube videos speaking out against violence after he was beaten up as a security guard in a supermarket. so a complex character and nothing seems straightforward in this attack and nothing official identifying him or trying to explain his motive. sarah rainsford in _ trying to explain his motive. sarah rainsford in bratislava, _ trying to explain his motive. sarah rainsford in bratislava, thank- trying to explain his motive. sarah rainsford in bratislava, thank you. and a reminder, you can get much more from slovakia online, including this article from our correspondent in the region rob cameron on how robert fico rose to dom

what risks does slovakia take when defending the truth?ar for slovakia has been going on for a long time. and these political common sense forces, they are by no means not pro-russian, they are rather pro-slovak. its citizen who is not afraid to speak openly and honestly, judge thomas schmidt and how the polish dictatorship pursues and the nuances of justice in the new issue of the editors' club. watch the full version of the program on the youtube channel of the television news agency. for the future high-quality adoption of bills: the organization of the budget process was considered in the house of representatives, relevant ministers, heads of departments familiarized the new convocation with all the nuances and specifics of work on fundamental documents in the budgetary and tax sphere. in the near future , deputies will have to approve reports on the execution of the republican budget and fund. social protection, to consider a package of financial documents for next year in the fall. parliamentarians of previous convocations have devel

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there has been shooting of the prime minister of slovakia.er a government thing outside the capital bratislava. we have reports that there were four shots fired at least —— at least one of those shots hit him in the abdomen. police are said to have detained a man after the incident. there was a government meeting outside bratislava and the shooting happened and a man has been detained. we are told that the prime minister was then put into a vehicle and driven to hospital. there isn't yet any word on his condition but politicians in slovakia, including the president, have expressed their shock at this brutal shooting of the prime minister. he has been prime ministerfor about ten prime minister. he has been prime minister for about ten years, in various different periods. most recently he has one or an election in which he campaigned against giving weapons and military aid to ukraine. these are stills of the aftermath of that shooting. we can see that the scene and the car in which i think the prime minister, the injured prime minister, was put

dmytro, we will just start through slovakia, we will see what is there in budapest, therefore, after the order. on the pro-russian fizo, we already have more and more secrets all the time, they are declassified by some official spokesmen, the minister of internal affairs of slovakia says something: oh, it’s not him, the retired writer shot, and there was a whole group of some, maybe accomplices to these shots , in a word, the whole campaign unfolding before our eyes is amazing. what effects do you seem to see that such a fizo will recover, but surely he will no longer rule slovakia? you know, good questions, but i don't have the answers to them, it's a black swan, and now is the moment when we have to see where it goes, where it will turn. it is a good sign that slovak elites have come forward, at least with the message that let's not use this tragedy for political purposes. because in the last two years the situation in slovakia has really become electrified, the society is very polarized, very twisted, well, some politicians have already started exploiting the topic, they say the b

slovakia's president-elect - your attention. slovakia's president-elect calling i your attention.for a cooling and calming of tensions in the country after the shooting of the country after the shooting of the prime minister, robert fico, yesterday. mr pellegrini speaking outside the hospital there where the prime minister is being treated, his condition is said to be stable but critical, and the president—elect joining other politicians in the country today, calling for a calming of tensions, they said they believed the attempted murder was politically motivated. we also heard from the interior minister in slovakia and the deputy prime minister in slovakia as well, saying that the wounds suffered by the prime minister were extensive. do stay with us here on bbc news. this is business today live from new york where traders are on their toes to see if the markets can sustain wednesday's record closing highs. japan's gdp slumps — with india on—track to overtake it as the world's number four economy. can it stop the decline? a tight corner for the square mile. as firms look to new yo

they were able to clear slovakia of bandera only in 1949. i was in lutsk.rying with despair when i saw a monument to bandera there. bandera, bandera, my god. well, the european union does not condemn this in any way. the european union is bandits. these are bandits. their goal is to destroy the slovenian peoples. their goal is to destroy the slavic peoples. after the war , more than 400 monuments were erected to soviet soldiers throughout europe, but now bandera is on the pedestal, and memorials to the red army soldiers are being demolished, history is being rewritten: lithuania, latvia, estonia, bulgaria, czech republic, poland. this mine in the hungarian village of tardas is known throughout europe. red limestone, which is like marble, has been mined here for thousands of years since ancient rome. palaces in different countries are decorated with stone. many monuments were made. dear sharipovich. thank you very much for coming to us for the celebrations of the subsequent victory day. this is our common holiday, you and i have talked about this many times,

we are continuing to follow the news from slovakia tonight.ty as to how the 59—year—old leader first came to prominence in slovakia. he grew up in what was back then czechoslovakia — a soviet state behind the iron curtain. he studied law, eventuallyjoining the communist party in 1986. after the velvet revolution in 1989, which brought down the communist regime, he continued his career in the party of the democratic left. the czech republic peacefully separated from slovakia in 1992. and not many years later he founded a left wing nationalist party known by the acronym smer. by 2006, they had won the biggest vote share at the general election. he became prime minister, leading a coalition of left—leaning parties, staying on in power until 2010. his second term 2012 and 2018 ended in huge controversy with an investigation into the links between his political allies and the italian mafia. but he was elected again to an unlikely third term in september last year. this time in coalition with the smaller ultranationalists the sns. whose leader does

as you know, cisco is the prime minister of slovakia. why is he? why is slovakia so important? why does this incident become so important at this particular point in time? well, let's talk about that. let's talk about slovakia, there's the map you may have seen moments ago as we go through this. when the soviet union broke up, many of the satellite countries became independent as we all remember, right. in, in the case of czechoslovakia, it was really divided into right. one side became what something called the church republic. others like calling a church you and the other became slovakia, right? it has been for years, a country which has told the nato line but recently, and this is where this new story becomes important. recently following the election of, of fisco, robert fisco, it changed with his pronouncement that he would no longer send arms to ukraine. and essentially was disagreeing with nato and the mostly european position. basically, this a disagreeing with nato's empty russian position. and in doing so, who's in joining? well, he's joining hungry is victor or bob

it took place in the central slovakia town of handlova.a borders ukraine, and mr fico has been a divisive figure — considered by some as authoritarian and russia—leaning. tonight we'll hear from our europe editor katya adler in brussels on the significance of this attack on a european leader, but first bethany bell is in slovakia. bethany? there is a real sense of confusion and _ bethany? there is a real sense of confusion and shocking _ bethany? there is a real sense of confusion and shocking here - bethany? there is a real sense of confusion and shocking here in i confusion and shocking here in slovakia. the slovak president has urged people to wait for the results of the police investigation and not make what she called quick judgments, but many people here are worried that the shootings will deepen the divisions in an already deeply polarised country. this was the moment a european leader was shot... gunshots. ..as he greeted members of the public in front of a local community centre. robert fico was shot in the stomach and in the arm.

you have a coalition in slovakia.st double down or do you think they will be a move, there's a reason for a move for fresh elections? i there's a reason for a move for fresh elections?— there's a reason for a move for fresh elections? i think what the country does _ fresh elections? i think what the country does need _ fresh elections? i think what the country does need is _ fresh elections? i think what the country does need is to - fresh elections? i think what the country does need is to turn - fresh elections? i think what the l country does need is to turn down the temperature at least a little bit. we are, as slovaks come on the precipice of a cold civil war to say the very least. ifear precipice of a cold civil war to say the very least. i fear that that is not the path that will be followed by the governing coalition. we live in an era where everything might seem like a reichstag fire but it does not mean there are no reichstag fire is opened i wish the premise that well but i do fear there are figures in the

i think so because of the tension is not just the case of slovakia or even seem to view it up the the tension is growing in the lord because the word or security and economic architecture that to govern and still today probably is, is changing or is going through the, to the, to a change and to the, to, and to dispatch inc. millions of people. and the, if the such a big changes are coming closer and late to even happen, or in some countries even matter, maybe happened or bought it to happen or the day that to you guys that leads to me to dramatic events, even like an assassination. so i think it's already so suggested in the a say that's behind the assassination attempt on a little bad piece of life. was pausing is spelled asus in general. so that includes so few. so some of the using the sale of arms to ukraine or descending age to cram what i want to know is how much is this political stance this opposition towards these bo, this is how much is it like spread or accept? you mean is that like yeah, yes. it is. want to split the 10 terms? yes. the features 5 d the one elections in sep

assassination attempt on the prime minister of slovakia. robert fitzar is wounded and hospitalized.hat is known at this time? for rest and recovery. syrian children will once again go to zubrenok, a camp that has welcomed children from almost fifty countries. an impressive performance by an honor guard company of more than 6.00 military personnel, hundreds of pieces of military equipment, we are preparing to celebrate independence day. the president of belarus went on a state visit to azerbaijan, to baku. alexander lukashenko will hold official negotiations with azerbaijani president ilham aliyev. the meeting of the two leaders will be held in a one-on-one format in an expanded format with the participation of members of the delegation. the presidents will consider current issues of bilateral relations with an emphasis on expanding trade and economic ties in various sectors and developing cooperative interaction in the areas of industry and agriculture. another topic of the negotiations will be cooperation between belarus and azerbaijan at international platforms in integration asso

does slovakia feel more or less divided today?nister you quoted is from the far—right nationalist party. and there is an internal infighting within the three—party coalition how to take this. mr taraba is a less important part of the coalition. what was crucial is that the deputy to prime minister robert fico from his party, defence minister kalinak and the interior minister sutaj estok came with a different message. they need to reinforce this message within the ruling coalition. the ministry of interior has increased security detail to most leading politicians and the media as well. because i think they are aware what will happen if there is a backlash to this. within the society. there is a crucial moment coming politically, which is a handover of a presidency, a liberal president zuzana caputova, the outgoing president that called this an attack on democracy, she herself was the subject of death threats before. that was the reason why she decided not to run for president again. and the incoming president from the camp peter pe

slovakia's president reacted to the attack.lation: we are all shocked by the terrible and _ translation: we are all shocked by the terrible and vicious _ translation: we are all shocked by the terrible and vicious attack - translation: we are all shocked by the terrible and vicious attack on - the terrible and vicious attack on prime minister robert fico. the physical attack is the first of all an attack on a person, but it is also an attack on democracy. welcome to the programme. we will head straight to slovakia for the latest on the assassination attempt on the prime minister robert fico. we've heard an update from some of his ministers say he was shot five times. he is in a life—threatening condition. they believe this attack was politically motivated. let's take a look at some of the images from straight after the shooting. this is him carried away in the back of the car by his security detail. as the camera pans left, you beneath that pile, there is the alleged attacker. this is that same incident from a different angle.

europe has returned to the practice of contract killings; the prime minister was shot at in slovakia. minister robert fitz. western media call him nothing more than an ally of putin. and the russian president flew to china on a state visit. the trip is full of events and themes. about this and more in the international review immediately after the advertisement. coopersberg dishwasher with automatic opening coopersberg washing machine with discounts up to 40%. on yandex market. meet: free children's sber card, limited design, access to sim card with swow tariff, month of communication free payment sticker. children's savings card - an adult approach. for headaches there is ascafen p, at an affordable price. and ascafen ultra with an enhanced composition to combat headaches and migraines. askafen - when you have a headache. well, let's go to nature? oh, what is this? and this is a schematic. there are different cards with cashback. for what? you need one vtb card. vtb. transfer to it for free from any bank, without any commission restrictions. and get cashback up to 25% for your purcha

well, slovakia's prime minister robert fitza underwent surgery after the attack. his condition is not at risk, the vice president said. the country's prime minister commented on the bbc: the politician was shot the day before during a meeting with supporters after the visiting meeting of the government in slovakia in the city of handlova. the suspect was arrested immediately on the spot. in these seconds, zoryana stepanenko, the european correspondent of radio liberty, is following the development of events, she will tell everything that is known as of this moment and the reaction of politicians to the attack on prime minister fitz. zaryano, hello, what is the condition of fitzo, maybe something has changed with the information we have, and have the reasons for the attack been understood yet. why was that? good morning, oleg, indeed, as you mentioned, robert fitso was in critical condition. wounded in the stomach, he got to the hospital the day before at noon, and the politician's team said that the next hours would be decisive. for more than four hours on the ope

that a political assassination attempt has not yet happened in slovakia. thank you. thank you, thank you very much, yan pavlovich, thank you. ian chernogursky, the chairman of the slovak-russian association, the prime minister of the slovak republic as part of chikhslovakia in ninety-one and ninety-two, talked about an assassination attempt on the prime minister. slovakia-robert fitz and the consequences of this assassination attempt on the internal political life of the country. this was the fifth studio. see you on a visit to china following two hours of talks, and the president russia and sizen signed a joint statement, what are the main theses? the prime minister of slovakia after the attack committed the day before in the hospital, what is known about his condition at these minutes. a terrorist attack on the railway was prevented in crimea, it was reported. the fsb detained two people; they were recruited by ukrainian intelligence. more than two hundred residential buildings and 370 personal plots remain flooded in the omsk region. the most difficult situation i

in april 2023, robert fitso again became prime minister of slovakia for the third time.s the leader of the parliamentary opposition, he stated that he wanted to stop arms supplies to ukraine. the politician also emphasized that slovakia will not support ukraine’s application for nato membership, since this is the biggest nonsense. after the elections, fitz confirmed his words, but indicated that he would... provide kiev humanitarian assistance and assistance in post-war reconstruction. he considers anti-russian sanctions to have a negative impact on the residents of slovakia. he himself visited russia several times and met with presidents putin and medvedev. let’s not multiply speculation about who benefited from getting rid of the confrontational slovak, whom western media call nothing less than ally putin. there are examples in history when what looks like an obvious conspiracy is explained by a fatal accident or a despicable everyday occurrence. simpler explanations tend to seem like... have reached a scale where the outcome of both will affect the entire world system

the prime minister, slovakia is fighting for his life off to being show. the government is cooling the attack a political assaults and less than the tax from the khaki region force. ukraine's president accounts so old foreign engagements. the hello. we beginning garza city where at least 4 palestinians have been killed by and is really strikes at least 20 others have been injured with some in critical condition. these really military attacked a heavily populated area where the palestinians with gathering to use an internet access point to work on his mom. this is the ultimate, if it is ready and ready to go up to city the injuries a to brutal to show. i would say heavily populated area was hit as posting and scrap it to use an internet access points. this happened not long after it's ready . boot is. it's much through does a 2 neighborhood to make a new road for tanks. as their tongues withdrew comedies or tons only to be faced with both death and destruction. again, remember that as the we were shouting into school, which they showed an order and way of f

in slovakia as our in hungary for example. so i'm europe, the media set on will be the next one on the list. and i guess there's this as a nation that time pro fits also. those political circles in europe wants to intimidate every one who is opposing the global. is the trend on staff for the eclipse accounts this uh, he was crying as an other act in the ongoing mental civil war in europe to unfortunately, as the festivals brought up seats, as shown, can also become bloody and very real. what can you tell us about how people in slovakia and society are likely to react to this? well, if we have a look on the public support for all that fits. so here was actually highly popular for opposing the nature of all policy. and also a lot of people in slovakia, most of the current population are actually set up about the nature wall policy and especially about using slovak slovakia in territory. as a staging ground floor folder, a tex um on ukraine. oh, basically for supporting the ukrainian wal machine and therefore i guess the upcoming

from 1994 to 2000 he was slovakia's commissioner at the european court of human rights. he was twice a member of the parliament of the slovak republic and was also twice the prime minister of the country. in 2012. in protest against the murder take to the streets thousands of citizens walked out, and robert fitzo resigned. later, the perpetrators of the murder were found, and the alleged customer, businessman marianne kočner, who appeared in the journalist’s investigation, was also arrested, but the court acquitted him. in april 2023, robert fitso again became prime minister of slovakia for the third time. as the leader of the parliamentary opposition, he stated that... he wants to stop the supply of weapons to ukraine. the politician also emphasized that slovakia will not support ukraine’s application for nato membership, since this is the largest nonsense. after the elections, fitz confirmed his words, but indicated that he would provide humanitarian assistance to kiev in post-war reconstruction. he considers anti-russian sanctions to have a negative impact on the resi

well, let’s briefly return to the information about the state of health of the prime minister of slovakiaobert fizza, messages appeared on news agency feeds. so his condition remains severe, the elected president of the republic, petr pellegrini, told reporters after visiting the head of government at the hospital in branska bistrica. so here's the quote. prime minister fitz's condition is assessed as very serious; he was on the verge of death. i was allowed to talk with him for only literally a few minutes, end of quote, we are monitoring the situation and will return to it a little later, but for now on to other topics. so, the international islamic economic forum began work in kazan - this is the leading platform for discussing issues of cooperation with countries of the islamic world. my colleague maria kudryavtseva works in the capital of tatarstan. masha, i greet you. what issues will the forum participants discuss? artyom, greetings, in total, during the fifteenth anniversary international economic forum in kazan, russia , the islamic world, more than 120 thematic sessions are plan

slovakia is not in danger, his deputy reported this morning.t a complex multi-hour operation, the day before, dissatisfied with the actions of the government, an opposition supporter fired. from a pistol. report by daria grigorova. after the assassination attempt, robert fica continues to be here at the bansko bystrica university hospital. the politician underwent a serious operation that lasted almost 4 hours and is now in an induced coma, but the main thing is that the doctors managed to stabilize the prime minister’s condition. robert fitza is no longer in a life-threatening situation, the country's deputy prime minister said. vital the victim's important arteries are not damaged. this is the first good one. news from the moment of the assassination attempt. the fifty-nine-year-old politician underwent a complex operation lasting 3 hours and 40 minutes. the whole time the prime minister was in the operating room, the country was waiting for official information. the minister of defense of slovakia is the first to announce the details. accord

slovakia. but i want to draw attention to the fact that the west has been cultivating this most hateful rhetoric for years, this is not just a statement of an aggressive nature that is heard from the white house, the state department, from all their representatives, from young to old, these are not only monstrous statements , which the permanent representatives of the collective west or those who have joined them now allow themselves, and... in particular at meetings of the un security council, in other international organizations, this is not only absolute permissiveness in statements, and accordingly in the actions of zelensky of this entire gang, who speak and commit terrorist attacks, just literally in front of the whole world, simply receiving huge, colossal money and even more weapons for it. i want to talk about something else, i want to. remind you how 2 years ago, on an american internet platform, one of the social networks, when that same aggressive rhetoric began, which the president