On Friday, January 24, protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico began in Slovakia. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in various cities across the country.
This is reported by the portal DennikN.
In Bratislava, at least 60,000 citizens participated in the protest. Freedom Square and the surrounding streets are filled with people.
The protesters are opposing the current course of Fico's government. In particular, they are unhappy with the Prime Minister's decision to align more closely with Moscow and reduce aid to Ukraine.
“The Prime Minister of this country has crossed all red lines – he flew to Moscow and shook hands with a war criminal. We can no longer stay silent and not take to the streets,” stated one of the organizers, ethnologist Alexandra Bitushikova, from the stage.
0The director of the Open Society Foundation, Fyodor Blashchak, pointed out that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, “freedom and democracy triumphed in Slovakia, and we will not allow them to be taken away.”
Protests also took place in the cities of Trnava, Trenčín, Prešov, Levice, Nitra, and dozens of smaller towns. Additionally, the Slovak diaspora held rallies in cities across Poland, Germany, and other EU countries.
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2Recall that earlier this month, Robert Fico threatened to veto EU decisions and cease all humanitarian aid to Ukraine due to Kyiv's decision to halt the transit of Russian gas.
He also stated that the President of Ukraine “travels around Europe, begging and blackmailing others.” In response, Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Fico “has bet on Moscow, not on his country, not on a united Europe, and not on common sense.”
Following this, the Slovak Prime Minister announced his intention to negotiate with Zelensky, but those talks have yet to take place.
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