Slovak PM Robert Fico Is A Political Heavyweight With Pro-Russian Views
NDTV
Fico, whose Smer-SD party won the general election last September, is a four-time prime minister and a political veteran whose time in power has been marred by corruption scandals and controversial reforms.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times on Wednesday, is a former Communist Party member who has been accused of swaying his country's foreign policy in favour of the Kremlin.
Fico, whose Smer-SD party won the general election last September, is a four-time prime minister and a political veteran whose time in power has been marred by corruption scandals and controversial reforms.
During his current term, Fico has garnered worldwide attention after a series of inflammatory comments about Ukraine, calling for Kyiv to cede territory to Moscow to end the war -- something Ukraine has repeatedly ruled out.