Protests in Slovakia after Prime Minister Fico tends to Russia News protest

A tremendous turnout in gatherings at the country level, where Fico is a Intel report that claims the “coup” in the league with foreigners.

Tens of thousands of people via Slovakia protested amid increasing anger at Prime Minister Robert Fico pushing closer relations with Russia.

Friday gatherings, which witnessed up to 60,000 people gathering in Bratislava, represents the latest offer for general anger against Fico who Visit to Moscow To hold talks with President Vladimir Putin last month, she paid a series of protests.

Civil Group, Mayir Okrajin, said, “Peace for Ukraine” – that it described the gatherings in defense of “democracy”, following the Prime Minister’s statements to replace the foreign policy of Slovakia and left the European Union and NATO.

“We do not want to be with Russia … we want to be in the European Union, we want to be NATO and want to remain in this way,” said the protester.

On Friday, tensions escalated after the left -wing national government accused the organizer and political opponents of an attempt to “a coup” in the league with an unlimited group of foreigners.

Fico, who was injured in attacks By one of the gunmen last year, he claimed that a group of unknown experts present in Slovakia helped protests in Ukraine in 2014 and Georgia last year, and linked his claims to a secret report of the country’s intelligence services, known as SIS.

He did not provide specific evidence, but he publicly said that the opposition planning to occupy government buildings, preventing roads, organizing a strike at the level of the country and provoking clashes with the police forces as part of plans to overthrow his government.

The opposition parties have sought to obtain a vote without confidence against the Fico government, but Fico has so far come alive to survive because it maintains a thin majority.

Friday protests were close to the levels that were seen in 2018 when they forced the killing of Jean -Kochik, a journalist who achieved high -level corruption, Fico’s resignation.

He saw him Fico’s private trip to Moscow in December, where he held talks with Putin, a rare meeting of the European Union leader since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

He was in an open conflict with Ukraine after Kiev stopped crossing Russian gas supplies heading to Slovakia on January 1, and threatened to end humanitarian aid in revenge.

“Mr. Fico is very aggressive and this is bothering me.” Joseph Bitak, a 49 -year -old communication specialist, said in protest, he has lost everything that is logical and should stop public life. “We cannot stay silent, otherwise nothing will change.”