News digest: Crisis, what crisis? Culture minister's empty limousine tours Europe - The Slovak Spectator

News digest: Crisis, what crisis? Culture minister's empty limousine tours Europe - The Slovak Spectator

Robert Fico celebrates WWII liberation with Russian and Belarusian ambassadors, 'Slovakia is Europe' protests take place once again, and Austria closes two borders with Slovakia.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Direction) invited Russian Ambassador Igor Bratchikov to a commemorative event on the anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava last year. And, like last year, he was incensed that ambassadors from European Union countries did not arrive because of it. He called it indecent and disrespectful.

Ambassadors of European Union member states did not attend today's memorial event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava, because Slovakia allowed the Russian Ambassador to Bratislava, Igor Bratchikov, to give a speech at the commemoration.

Ambassadors of European Union member states did not attend a commemoration event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava because Slovakia allowed Russian Ambassador to Bratislava Igor Bratchikov to speak at the commemoration. This was stated by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who also criticized EU diplomats for their stance. Fico, like his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, has long criticized the West's approach to the…

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizzo invited Russian and Belarusian ambassadors to the event on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava, after which he was outraged that European Union diplomats did not come.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized the non-participation of the ambassadors of the member countries in the commemorative event for the liberation of Bratislava. The latter did not attend due to the appearance of the Russian ambassador Igor Bratchikov.