Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says
apnews.com
The message posted to his account said that Fico “has been shot multiple times and is currently in life-threatening condition."
    • RubberDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      My first thought too. Putin is cleaning house internally. And this can just be a good move with fico not being loyal enough so you martyr him and get an even more usefull idiot in his place.

    • zabadoh@ani.socialEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Actually Fico ran on the pledge to stop Slovakian military aid to Ukraine.

      “Populist” means far right Russian stooge these days.

      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66972984

      “If (Fico’s party) Smer enters government, we will not send a single round of ammunition to Ukraine,” (Fico) recently told supporters. (Before the election, which Smer won)

      • MelastSB@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        3 months ago

        So anyone can be behind that assassination attempt, even pro-Russians as a false flag. Poor fucker shouldn’t have taken the money

    • circuscritic@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Zero…his electoral platform was basically “stop helping Ukraine”.

      There’s no upside for an independent Russia resident of Slovakia provocateur to potentially kill their ally, and nothing would reinvigorate weakening Western support for Ukraine than the Russian state attempting to assassinate a European head of state.