Robert Fico
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Sep 18, 2026
Dominic NichollsHOST
The group comprises Ukraine, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Romania, and Slovakia.
Dominic NichollsHOST
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was also expected to visit but canceled his trip at the last minute due to sickness.
Dominic NichollsHOST
Just before he was due to leave, and possibly showing signs of being a bit under the weather, Kremlin-friendly Mr. Fico had earlier cast doubt on whether or not he'd honor his country's NATO Article 5 commitments.
Dominic NichollsHOST
Here's what he had to say.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The attack came after President Trump Sunday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure, and as US diesel prices hit a record high of nearly $6.40 a gallon.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Earlier today, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a speech to parliament that Moscow's planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on Poland and other European countries that support Ukraine, and Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said Europe is closer than ever to a large-scale war with Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve new sanctions on Iran and Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The legislation passed the Senate last month.
Guy DelauneyHOST
But of course, uh, later today we have, uh, another meeting taking place in Ukraine with Donald Tusk.
Rob CameronCORRESPONDENT
Yes, and not only Donald Tusk, because Robert Fico, the, um, uh, the, the very much, uh, Russia-friendly Prime Minister of Slovakia will be there as well, and that really is significant, I think.
Rob CameronCORRESPONDENT
Uh, he has met Zelenskyy in Ukraine once, I believe, and that was in the city of Uzhhorod, which is right on the border.
Rob CameronCORRESPONDENT
I've been very close to [laughs] there.
Rob CameronCORRESPONDENT
It's literally one and a half kilometers from the Slovak border, so it's hardly in Ukraine at all, but he is gonna be in Kyiv.
Rob CameronCORRESPONDENT
He said, you know, who knows whether, you know, my opinion of Mr. Zelenskyy, which is not great, uh, will be changed by this meeting, and I think that's also significant.
Rob CameronCORRESPONDENT
And that's also an indication that perhaps even Robert Fico, a man who has been to see Putin, uh, I think four times since the start of the full-scale invasion, and a man who has said that Vladimir Putin must not be demonized by the West, he's now going to Kyiv, uh, with Donald Tusk to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and it's gonna be really interesting to see what comes out of that meeting and what Robert Fico says in public afterwards.
Guy DelauneyHOST
We are all braced.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Earlier today, Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, said in a speech to Parliament that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on Poland and other European countries that support Ukraine.
Amy GoodmanHOST
And Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, said Europe is closer than ever to a large-scale war with Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve new sanctions on Iran and Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The legislation passed the Senate last month—it's named Lindsey Graham's Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026—after the late South Carolina Republican senator, who was an outspoken proponent of both arming Ukraine and attacking Iran.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Earlier today, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a speech to Parliament that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on Poland and other European countries that support Ukraine.
Amy GoodmanHOST
And Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said Europe is closer than ever to a large-scale war with Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve new sanctions on Iran and Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The legislation passed the Senate last month.
Juan GonzálezHOST
En la mañana del viernes, el primer ministro de Polonia, Donald Tusk, dijo en un discurso ante el parlamento de su país que Moscú está planeando ataques híbridos con drones o misiles contra Polonia y otros países europeos que apoyan a Ucrania.
Juan GonzálezHOST
Por su parte, el primer ministro de Eslovaquia, Robert Fico, afirmó que Europa está más cerca que nunca de una guerra a gran escala con Rusia.
Juan GonzálezHOST
La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos votó el miércoles a favor de imponer nuevas sanciones contra Rusia e Irán.
Juan GonzálezHOST
El Senado estadounidense había aprobado en agosto la legislación, que ha sido denominada Ley Lindsey Graham de Sanciones a Rusia e Irán de 2026, en honor al fallecido senador republicano del estado de Carolina del Sur, Lindsey Graham, quien fue un firme partidario de armar a Ucrania y atacar a Irán.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Earlier today, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a speech to Parliament that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on Poland and other European countries that support Ukraine.
Amy GoodmanHOST
And Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said Europe is closer than ever to a large-scale war with Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve new sanctions on Iran and Russia.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The legislation passed the Senate last month.
Ben PascoeHOST
Head of Parliament attends S3 meeting in Austria.
Ben PascoeHOST
Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Thursday that he will visit Ukraine on Friday, September the 18th.
Ben PascoeHOST
He added that he's due to meet the Ukrainian president and the new Ukrainian prime minister, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk also stated on Thursday that he would meet Fico in the Ukraine.
Ben PascoeHOST
More on this in today's topical issue.
Jeff LugoweHOST
You're listening to Central Europe Matters [train sounds] Episode five, Truth Tellers [music] In two thousand eighteen, an investigative journalist named Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova were murdered in their home in the village of Velká Mača, located in southwestern Slovakia.
Jeff LugoweHOST
Kuciak had published a series of high-profile investigative pieces examining links between organized crime, powerful business figures, and people operating at the highest levels of Slovak politics, and the government led then, as now, by Robert Fico.
Jeff LugoweHOST
This double murder shocked Slovakia.
Jeff LugoweHOST
In the space of a few days, people all over the country poured into the streets and the town squares, demanding an unbiased investigation into the killings.
Jeff LugoweHOST
In my conversations with civil society activists and ordinary citizens over the past year, many point to the killings as a watershed moment in their country's history.
Jeff LugoweHOST
The idea that a journalist seeking to uncover the truth about corruption at the highest levels of power could be murdered in cold blood, it sent a chill all across Slovakia, and that chill is still being felt.
Jeff LugoweHOST
Fast-forward to today and Robert Fico is prime minister again.
Jeff LugoweHOST
Through the investigations they conduct and the stories they publish, journalists in Slovakia continue to expose corruption and shed light on the troubling links between politicians and powerful oligarchs.
Patrícia PolakovičováHOST
The visit will also support Slovakia's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for twenty twenty-eight and twenty twenty-nine.
Patrícia PolakovičováHOST
Slovakia's newly established National Commission for Water and Drought held its first meeting on Tuesday, chaired by Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Patrícia PolakovičováHOST
The commission will coordinate the state's response to drought, water shortages, and growing pressure on water resources.
Patrícia PolakovičováHOST
Fico described tackling drought and restoring water infrastructure as a key government priority.
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