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Recovered Robert Fico: I wanted to be with Orbán at Putin

I want to express my admiration for the Hungarian Prime Minister for traveling to Kiev and Moscow without hesitation, Fico said

Jul 6, 2024 11:45 147

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he would joined his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán during his trip to Moscow, if his health after the assassination allowed it, the BBC reported.

"I want to express my admiration for the Hungarian prime minister for traveling to Kiev and Moscow without hesitation," Fico said in his first public appearance since the assassination. If my health permitted me to go, I would gladly join him."

Hungary and Slovakia refused to provide free military aid to Ukraine. Viktor Orbán said his mission in traveling to Kiev and Moscow was to help end the war. Both he and Fico support peace talks with Russia.

"Peace talks and initiatives are never too many," Fizzo said on Friday.

The 59-year-old prime minister is recovering from serious injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt in Slovakia on May 15. He underwent two lengthy operations and on May 31 was transferred to Bratislava for home treatment.

He underwent two long operations in a hospital in the city of Banska Bistrica, and on May 31 he was discharged for home treatment in the capital Bratislava.

On Friday, Fico gave a speech at a ceremony dedicated to the arrival of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius in the former Great Moravia in 863 to spread Christianity among the Slavic peoples.

His speech at Devin Castle near the capital Bratislava lasted more than 15 minutes and was met with thunderous applause, AFP reported.