Protests erupt once more in Slovakia over Fico's pro-Moscow stance

The protests started back in December after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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00:00Thousands of people have demonstrated against Prime Minister Robert Fico's controversial

00:08Russia stance in Slovakia's capital Bratislava. The protests follow Fico's threats from last

00:14week about cutting financial aid for over 130,000 Ukrainian refugees living in Slovakia,

00:22in retaliation for Ukraine's decision to halt the delivery of Russian gas to Slovakia through

00:28its territory. Local media reported that protesters were chanting Fico to resign and enough of

00:35Fico. The latest wave of anti-government rallies was fuelled by Fico's unexpected trip to Moscow

00:42before Christmas to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Fico became the third EU leader

00:48to visit Putin since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.