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Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting before the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Alexei Nikolsky/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)

Protesters in Slovakia condemn Prime Minister Fico’s visit to Moscow

Protesters have gathered in the Slovak capital to to demonstrate against populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s latest trip to Russia.
 
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon, right, and President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, centre right, attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Victory Day parade in Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany

 
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrive for their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 8, 2025, ahead of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Alexei Danichev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Slovakia’s leader rejects an EU plan to halt Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2027

 
CORRECTS THE DATE - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, ahead of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Grigory Sysoev/RIA Novosti via AP)

Russia hosts world leaders for the 80th anniversary of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

 

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Protesters in Slovakia condemn trip to Moscow by populist PM Fico

Protesters gathered in the Slovak capital on Friday to protest against the latest trip by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to Russia.
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People gather to take part at a protest called "Slovakia is Europe" in Bratislava on Thursday, April 24, 2025.(Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Slovaks rally to condemn legislation they say would harm nongovernmental groups

 
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a public address in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian president plans to join Putin’s WWII victory parade in Moscow despite EU warning

 
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Slovak lawmakers loyal to populist premier Fico approve law critics say will harm civil groups

 
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Slovakia’s pro-Russian leader rejects a call by the EU not to attend a military parade in Moscow

 
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a public address and announces the name of the representative for the composition of the new government in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Croatia protests Serbia’s expulsions of its citizens as part of crackdown on dissent

 
People march during a protest to condemn a draft legislation that critics consider ”liquidating” for many non-government organisations in Bratislava Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Jaroslav Novák/TASR via AP)

Slovaks rally to protest against legislation that critics say is harmful to NGOs

 

Slovakia approves cull of 350 bears after man mauled to death in latest fatal attack

 
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, on Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Slovak president completes a reshuffle to keep government’s parliamentary majority

 
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Suspect in Slovak premier’s attempted assassination is indicted on terror charges

 
People gather to take part at a protest called "Slovakia is Europe" in Bratislava Friday, March 7, 2025. (Jakub Kotian/TASR via AP)

Slovakian crowds continue protest against pro-Russian policies of populist premier Robert Fico

 
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Slovak president swears in a new minister in a reshuffle to stabilize the government

 
Chairman of SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico arrives at his party's headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 the day after an early parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Suspect in probe of Slovak premier’s attempted assassination should face terror charges, police say

 
People gather in Bratislava, Slovakia on Friday Feb. 21, 2025, to mark the seventh anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee, Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova. (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)

Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee

 
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico addresses the media during a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Bratislava, Slovakia, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Slovakia’s Fico secures more ministries in a deal with coalition partners

 
Pope Francis meets with Czech Republic's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, at The Vatican Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

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Southern Sudanese people are seen through a Southern Sudanese flag lining up to cast their votes in Juba, Southern Sudan, Jan. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

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People take part in an anti-government protest at the Freedom Square organized by political activists affiliated with the Peace in Ukraine (Mier Ukrajine) organization under the motto 'Slovakia is Europe', Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Dorota Holubova/CTK via AP)/CTK via AP)

Slovakia protesters call on Fico to resign over government’s pro-Russia policy shift

 
Thousands of protesters gather to oppose the policies of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia over pro-Russia policies of populist leader Fico

 
Police guard near the scene where two people were fatally stabbed at a secondary grammar school, center left, in the town of Spisska Stara Ves (Presov region), eastern Slovakia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Adriana Hudecova/TASR via AP)

Student detained in Slovakia after 2 people fatally stabbed at high school

 
People gather to take part in a protest called "Slovakia is Europe" in Bratislava Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest prime minister’s pro-Russia policies

 
A view of the business tower Lakhta Centre, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shake hands during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia’s Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader

 
South Korean martial law soldiers try to enter the National Assembly compound in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2024. (Cho Sung-bong/Newsis via AP, File)

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

 
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico listens during a news conference in the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Slovakia’s parliament passes legislation that could ban doctors from protesting low pay

 
Thousands of protesters gather to mark the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, that brought an end to decades of communist rule in Czechoslovakia, and to oppose the policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Slovak opposition rallies against the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico

 
FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives to a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Slovak populist premier is in a spat with the UK ambassador to Bratislava over the war in Ukraine

 
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico using a crutch, arrives to attend a press conference during harvest in the village of Slovenska Nova Ves, western Slovakia, Monday, July 8, 2024. Fico is recovering after being seriously wounded in an assassination attempt on May 15. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt

 
FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for a cabinet's away-from-home session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on May, 15, 2024. Fico made his first public appearance on Friday July 5, 2024 since he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt, attacking his liberal political opponents and praising his Hungarian counterpart. (Radovan Stoklasa/TASR via AP, File)

Slovakia’s prime minister makes 1st public appearance since assassination attempt

 
FILE - Bodyguards take Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in a car from the scene after he was shot and injured following the cabinet's away-from-home session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on May 15, 2024. Slovakia’s authorities started to investigate a suspect in an attempted assassination on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico as a terror attack, the country’s prosecutor general said on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Radovan Stoklasa/TASR via AP)

The suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister now faces terror charges

 
FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 16, 2024. Slovakia’s highest legal authority ruled on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 that the key provisions of the recently amended penal code drafted by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are in line with the Constitution. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

Slovakia’s top court approves key parts of a contentious amendment of the penal code

 
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