Slovakia PM in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt

[Universe93B]

Slovakia borders Ukraine, in central Europe. More things going on over there today. Wonder who this attacker is.


Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot a number of times in what officials are calling an assassination attempt


https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-69016687

[MendoMan]

Maybe the EU or NATO is taking a page from the Russian playbook to assassinate the opposition.

PM Fico is a Russian ally and apologist.

Fico had pledged an immediate end to Slovak military support for Ukraine and promised to block Ukraine’s NATO ambitions in what would upend Slovakia’s staunch backing for Ukraine.

Ahead of the election, Fico made no secret of his sympathies toward the Kremlin and blamed “Ukrainian Nazis and fascists” for provoking Vladimir Putin into launching the invasion, repeating the false narrative Russia’s president has used to justify his invasion.

[TMSRetired]

Got to remove the opposition. I guess voting is too passe so take some direct action to change the government.

[uggabugga]

The suspect is a 71-year-old man, according to local media reports. Slovak news media reported the shooter was a former security guard at a shopping mall, an author of three collections of poetry and a member of the Slovak Society of Writers.
The attacker was the legal holder of a gun licence, news outlet Atkuality.sk cited his son as saying. “I have absolutely no idea what my father intended, what he planned, what happened,” the shooter’s son is quoted as saying.
The motive was not immediately clear.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...081942f56c465a

[erasure]

Originally Posted by Universe93B

Slovakia borders Ukraine, in central Europe. More things going on over there today. Wonder who this attacker is.


Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot a number of times in what officials are calling an assassination attempt


https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-69016687

You do?

This is what I read so far;



"PM Fico, well known to be a friend of President Putin, has been a thorn in the side of the globalists for refusing to allow Slovakia to be dragged into its anti-Russian madness.


Fico was shot by Juraj Cintula, a supporter of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party."



https://twitter.com/JamesPorrazzo/st...88985612046459

[D-Towner]

Originally Posted by Universe93B

Slovakia borders Ukraine, in central Europe. More things going on over there today. Wonder who this attacker is.


Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot a number of times in what officials are calling an assassination attempt


https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-69016687

I hope that he can make a full recovery and that his attacker will be served justice.

[saltine]

Originally Posted by erasure

You do?

This is what I read so far;



"PM Fico, well known to be a friend of President Putin, has been a thorn in the side of the globalists for refusing to allow Slovakia to be dragged into its anti-Russian madness.


Fico was shot by Juraj Cintula, a supporter of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party."



https://twitter.com/JamesPorrazzo/st...88985612046459

This is no suprise. A leftist

[tamajane]

Originally Posted by saltine

This is no suprise. A leftist

A 71 year old poet. Wth.

[shadowne]

"Fico was shot by Juraj Cintula, a supporter of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party.

Progressive Slovakia is pro-EU, pro-NATO, a strong advocate for "***** rights," and a staunch supporter of the current regime in Ukraine."

Quelle surprise!

[rjshae]

Assassinations are rarely good news for a democracy. I hope this isn't the start of a trend, and that he recovers.