Slovakia's PM Fico to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russian TV says
The Czech Foreign Ministry said it approved the flight as Fico joins a scaled-back Victory Day parade with only a handful of global leaders.
- The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted overflight permission for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's plane to traverse its territory, directly contradicting reports alleging the Czech Republic had banned the flight.
- Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets claimed Poland and the Czech Republic banned the plane, but Czech spokesperson Adam Chorg stated, "The Slovak side submitted a standard request," adding permission "was granted without delay."
- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland have officially banned Fico from using their airspace, though the Czech Republic has not joined these nations in implementing such a restriction on Fico's travel.
- Fico is among a handful of global leaders attending Moscow's Victory Day parade this month, which the Kremlin is holding as a scaled-back version due to increased threat of Ukrainian attacks.
- Following Viktor Orban's election loss, Fico is viewed as the European Union's most pro-Russian leader, having previously broken ranks with the bloc by visiting Moscow in 2024, two years after Ukraine's invasion.
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Before his trip to Moscow to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the war, the Slovak Prime Minister is making a detour to the memorial site in Dachau.
Slovak PM Fico Declines May 9 Parade, Plans Brief Meeting with Putin
Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico will not attend the Victory Day parade on May 9 during his visit to Moscow due to the ongoing Ukrainian conflict. Earlier, during a visit to Yerevan, Fico stated that he would travel to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but would not take part in the military parade marking the 81st anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. "I will lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown So…
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