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Slovak PM claims latest assassination attempt linked to Ukraine

Robert Fico has faced new threats after May shooting as authorities detain an armed man this month.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May, has revealed that he faced a potential second attempt on his life, due to his stance on the Ukraine conflict. Fico was shot at close range by an activist who opposed the PM’s views on relations with Kiev.

An armed man was detained at an event commemorating a World War II battle in eastern Slovakia in early October, the prime minister revealed in an interview to Bratislava-based internet outlet Standard on Sunday.

Fico said the man “hates” him because of his “attitudes towards Ukraine.” According to the prime minister, “a fully loaded weapon” was found on the suspect when he passed through a metal detector.

The event in question was held on October 6 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Dukla Pass between German and Soviet forces on the border with Poland. The celebrations were attended by Fico, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, and members of the government and parliament.

Fico has been an outspoken critic of the EU’s policy of providing lethal aid to Ukraine in its fight with Russia, calling instead for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

In May, Fico was shot four times at close range by a man who, according to Slovakia’s Special Criminal Court, was largely motivated by the decision by the prime minister and his government not to send arms to Ukraine.

“I was lucky,” Fico told Standard, commenting on the shooting. He went on to describe the alleged shooter, Juraj Cintula, as a political activist who had attended Fico’s public meetings while “probably” planning the attack.

Following the shooting, Fico argued that the assassination attempt emanated from foreign-backed politicians who refuse to accept his government’s policies that prioritize Slovakia’s interests over the agendas of major Western powers.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. The globalists trying to do a “Trump” on him? No doubt there is risk for anyone close to their sphere of influence, who challenges the status quo.

    Personally, I wish him well and hope he beefs up his personal security.

  2. Just like the golf course assassin who was documented as being in the Ukraine!
    Zelensky takes U.S. money, and then assassinates / tortures Americans, and puts the same on hit lists via Ukrainian Mossad-style death squads!!!
    Just ask *Gonzo Lira, (*died in Ukrainian custody..) Scott Ritter, and an entire host of factual reporters who are on Zelensky’s hit list.
    Hopefully, President Putin will end this horrible Zionist circus soon…even if he has to use tactical nukes targeting Kiev to do so.
    And…who can blame him if he did? He would be doing the world a huge favour by flushing-out the political toilet of the Ukraine!

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