- After arriving in Moscow, Robert Fico laid a wreath at the grave of an unknown soldier.
- The Prime Minister emphasized the priority of dialogue and friendly relations with the Russian Federation.
- The prime minister promised increased protection and care for military cemeteries in Slovakia.
Prime Minister of the SR Robert On Friday, shortly after arriving in Moscow for the Victory over Fascism Day celebrations, Fico laid a wreath at the grave of an unknown soldier in Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin walls. TASR informs about it.
Fico he identified as the main reason for his visit “the fact that it was the peoples of the former Soviet Union and especially of today’s Russian Federation who paid the greatest price in terms of the fight against fascism and in terms of the Second World War”. He also wanted to show respect to the soldiers of the Red Army who fell during the liberation of Slovakia.
Prime Minister he promised that his government would “show great attention to the protection and care of military cemeteries in Slovakia”. “For example, we have now reconstructed one military cemetery in Michalovci. And I am also going to visit this place again,” he added.
Fico subsequently described himself as a politician who prefers dialogue to strong words. “I care about normal friendly and standard relations between the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic,” he stated that he would also like to talk about it with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
The Prime Minister claims that he is a black sheep in the European Union. “I am an opponent of the only mandatory opinion. I think that such an approach is very wrong. And I often express opinions that do not correspond to this one correct political opinion that we should hold. Sometimes I even fight about historical facts,” he explained.
According to Fico, several European politicians were interested in his trip to Moscow. “The key word is dialogue. We need to talk and meet. I am an absolute supporter of any form of ceasefire. I think it is a hundred times more reasonable to conduct the fight at the negotiation table. I want to express my conviction that we are approaching the end of the Russian-Ukrainian story,” answered the prime minister when asked what is the main message he wants to leave to Putin.
