Fico forced to take five hour flight to Moscow from Bratislava
Sat 10:33 am +00:00, 10 May 2025Robert Fico and Vladimir Putin shake hands before the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/AP © Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/AP Despite warnings from European Union officials, Slovakia’s Moscow-friendly prime minister, Robert Fico, shook hands with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin before becoming the only EU leader to attend Russia’s 9 May parade of military …













