Robert Fico
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Nov 6, 2026
Adam ReichardtHOST
But it is an example, I think, that the Kremlin has lost Viktor Orban in Hungary, and they're looking for somebody that they can have as their, I don't know if I want to say Trojan horse, but at least some sort of channel into EU and NATO, and Slovakia seems to be playing that role.
Adam ReichardtHOST
And Robert Fico seems to be OK with it.
Adam ReichardtHOST
So we will see what kind of game is being played here and how this will unfold.
Adam ReichardtHOST
But I think it does not bode well for Slovakia.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Slovak and Ukrainian governments to hold further talks in Lviv.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Robert Fico calls for efforts to ensure government completes its term.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
The Visegrad Four Presidential Summit continues in Trencin on Thursday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen joining the talks for the first time.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
The presidents of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary are meeting at Trencin Castle, where Slovak President Peter Pellegrini is hosting the event.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
We will look at the summit in more detail in our topical program.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
The Slovak and Ukrainian governments are due to hold their fourth joint meeting in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Thursday.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Prime Minister Robert Fico has said the talks will continue discussions between the two governments.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
According to Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar, the agenda is expected to include possible ways to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine's future in the European Union and energy security.
James Ker-LindsayHOST
The elite that you said, and we have seen a surprising number of leaders in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, which have been much more pro-Russian than I think many of us, certainly from Western Europe, if you like, would have really appreciated was possible.
James Ker-LindsayHOST
I mean, you know, Orban was the most obvious, but, you know, then we're looking at Robert Fico, for example, in Slovakia.
James Ker-LindsayHOST
You mentioned your own country, Bulgaria.
James Ker-LindsayHOST
You know, there's been questions there about sort of, you know, political leaders who are much more sort of pro-Russian.
Dan GehringHOST
And the first action that they took, which we'll talk about later, is to completely ban a Russian bank from Serbia.
Dan GehringHOST
There is the attempted assassination of Robert Fico in Slovakia.
Dan GehringHOST
by a leftist poet, in quotes.
Dan GehringHOST
I don't know if you can blame that on the EU, but certainly their rhetoric had inspired the gentleman.
Dan GehringHOST
So you have this democracy-loving European Union constantly favoring left-wing groups because they favor kind of a collective action or a collective EU.
Dan GehringHOST
So the long-running theory that I hold is that the European Union The EU itself is angling to federalize all of the different countries together.
Dan GehringHOST
And I think all of these combined together by getting rid of the bad men, Robert Fico, Orban.
Dan GehringHOST
In Serbia, I mentioned Volcic.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Slovak and Czech presidents celebrate close ties at Prague concert.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Robert Fico calls for tighter controls on foreign workers.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
A summit of the Visegrad Group presidents begins in Trencin today and continues on Thursday.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Slovak President Petr Pelegrini is hosting his counterparts from the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
The visit also saw the first Slovak-Czech Economic Forum bringing together representatives of business, academia and public institutions to explore ways of strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
The two presidents are due to meet again this week at the Visegrad Group Summit in Trencin in Slovakia.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Prime Minister Robert Fico says Slovakia must avoid the problems he associates with uncontrolled and illegal migration in Western Europe.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
He made the remarks after meeting representatives of the Interior Ministry, foreign police and labour authorities to discuss the employment of workers from non-EU countries.
Haishan WadeHOST
That's his name.
Haishan WadeHOST
Robert.
Haishan WadeHOST
Robert.
Haishan WadeHOST
Robert.
Haishan WadeHOST
Robert Fico in Slovakia.
Haishan WadeHOST
He got shot.
Haishan WadeHOST
That's one example.
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to Ukraine.
Stuart WebbHOST
This was done under a caretaker government, and Prime Minister Robert Fico has long criticized Western military aid to Ukraine and the defense assistance from the previous Slovak government provided.
Stuart WebbHOST
Fico has been widely seen as sympathetic to Russia.
Stuart WebbHOST
At least 19 people were killed in a recent attack on the Colombian guerrillas group's camp inside Venezuela.
Brian Edwards-TiekertHOST
First of all, just who is she? What does her presidency mean for European politics?
John FefferGUEST
Well, you know, she is in kind of the same mold as, say, Fico, Robert Fico in Slovakia, Orban, sort of, kind of, from Hungary, other kind of conservative leaders that have emerged in Eastern Europe.
John FefferGUEST
in the last 20, 30 years.
John FefferGUEST
What that means is that they're basically not liberal.
Peter LawrenceHOST
All 13 jets had been delivered by April of that year, making Slovakia the first country to send fighter aircraft to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Peter LawrenceHOST
Prime Minister Robert Fico, widely seen as sympathetic to Moscow, has long criticized Western military aid, to Ukraine and the defense assistance provided by the previous Slovak government.
Peter LawrenceHOST
In June 2024, his administration filed a criminal complaint against Heger and Nod over the jet transfer.
Peter LawrenceHOST
The Defense Ministry accused the two of sabotage, abuse of power, and mismanagement of public property.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Part of the cost of the study will be covered by the U.S. Department of State.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
The agreement was signed at the government office by representatives of the companies overseeing the deal on behalf of the two countries, U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Courtney Klein and Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
Prime Minister Robert Vico reaffirmed his government's commitment to building a new 1,100 megawatt nuclear power unit.
Zuzana Chovancova-ZholnajovaHOST
He also emphasized that cooperation with the U.S. should be based on mutual respect and draw fully on Slovakia's own expertise and experience in nuclear energy.
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