Slovakia reclassifies PM shooting as terror attack

Slovakia reclassifies PM shooting as terror attack

Bratislava: Slovak authorities have reclassified the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico and are investigating it as a terror attack, not as attempted murder, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. Fico is recovering from serious injuries he suffered when a gunman shot him four times from close range after an off-site government meeting in central … Read more

Slovakia PM Robert Fico: Political heavyweight with pro-Russian views

Slovakia PM Robert Fico: Political heavyweight with pro-Russian views

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico. File | Photo Credit: AFP Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was said to be in a life-threatening condition after being shot on May 15, took power for the fourth time last October and has turned the country’s foreign policy towards more pro-Russian views. He has also initiated reforms of … Read more