SLOVAKIA | Turning Towards Russia?

So, how much should NATO and the EU worry about Slovakia under Fico? Is he another Orban? Or is his behaviour designed to appeal to a domestic audience while not antagonising his Western partners too much? As always, I look forward to your thoughts and comments below.

We Slovaks have no reason to be enemies of Russia. If some other countries want bad relations with Russia, that's their choice, not ours. Our people have clearly shown in last two elections that we want good relations with Russia.

I'm Slovakian. Fico is not pro-Russian, he is also not pro-Ukrainian, he is not pro-American and he is not pro-Brussels. He is pro-Slovakian. He said many times before that he wants to have good relations with everyone, including Russia, China, Ukraine, US, EU etc. That's why Slovaks love him and voted for him, and they also voted for coalition's presidential candidate Pellegrini, he won. Slovaks don't wanna be a mere puppets in America's endless war against her geopolitical rivals.

I don't think he's pro or anti Russian, he is thinking what the interests of his country are

❤ Slovensko je proslovenske,. Nie je proruské ani proukrajinske. Slovensko chce mať priateľov a partnerov na všetky štyri svetové strany. Bežný slovenský občan chce zastavenie bojov na Ukrajine, zastavenie pretekov v zbrojení. Je treba nastoliť mierové rozhovory, rokovania a zastaviť zabíjanie. Každá vojna sa raz skončí. A prečo nie čo najskôr.

He is just putting Slovakia interests first which is what a leader of a coutnry should do.

In a true democracy elections have consequences. In two national elections, voters in Slovakia have twice, within a year or so, voted for candidates who want better relations with Russia despite the Ukraine war. Those voters deserve as much respect as the voters in Finland who take a tough line against Russia. Otherwise democratic elections are a scam.

MR. Fico is the only prime minister in the Europe (maybe in the world), which was elected and is now 5 times Prime minister. So little respect. He is definitely pro-Slovakia. Actually, he doesn't care about Putin or Zelensky. For him number 1 interest is Slovakia. Yes - he is nationalist - I can't see any problem with that.

Turns out they were right in regards to the migrant crisis. Maybe the EU should tone back the bullying of states who disagree with it.

The American mindset of “you’re either with us or against us” raises false questions. Countries determine their positions on global issues based on what they consider to be their best interests. Clearly America doesn’t believe countries have this need, only America does.

Pozdrav za bracu i sestre Slovakia,iz Austria🇦🇹

This video is very biased. Meciar was not authotarian and Dzurinda was no saviour. Dzurinda was even more corrupt than Meciar.

Slovakia has think of the interests of its people. That is what sensible leaders do.

Did Fico really call Ukraine "Corrupt"?! Really?! What a peculiar idea...

Don't pretend to be neutral when you're actually not 😐

Poles and Czechs vs Slovaks and Hungarians. Such much about the Visegrád Group as a unified power block inside the EU.

Maybe after Hungary and Slovakia become pro Russia country, Austria, Bulgaria and Romania will follow the suit In recent opinion polls in Austria, FPO leads the polls, FPO is considered as Pro Russian party, same goes to AUR and Revival in Romania and Bulgaria respectively, which both parties increasingly gain support from voters. In upcoming EU elections, a far right and nationalist bloc parties (ECR and ID) will gain many seats

Kaiserbauch, a Czech YouTuber with a Slovak wife, uploaded a video about the Czech-slovak dynamic and mentions their views on Russia. Interesting. I obviously haven't watched your video yet since it's been only a minute since you uploaded, and I'm at work anyway.

Bravo Slovakia. GRT from Belgium.

If they want to make their own sovereign policy, then they are pro-russian??! 🤣This is just the hypocritical attitude of progressive, so called, "journalists" and politicians. Slovakia 1st - that's the prio #1 of the current Slovak gov. They want to focuse on the own sovereign politic and to build the cooperation with ALL countries, especially together with the neighbors (Ukraine as well). The previous prime leaders (Matovic, Heger and Odor) and theirs ministers completely ruined the Slovak budget and completely ruined the active army defense (former minister J. Nad).