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"In the video he also addressed the Ukraine situation and his 'controversial' stance in opposition to NATO escalation head-on: "The situation in the relations between my political representation and partners in the EU and NATO escalated after the Russian attack on Ukraine,where we refused to provide Ukraine with any military aid from state stocks, except for humanitarian aid, and where we continue to fundamentallyprefer peace to war."
"The reluctance ofsome large democracies to respect the concept of a sovereign and self-confident Slovak foreign policybecame grist to the mill of the Slovak opposition," he continued.
The BBC has noted that "Opposition parties - in particular the liberal Progressive Slovakia, which is neck-and-neck with Mr Fico’s left-populist Smer party ahead of the European Parliament elections - have condemned the shooting and have categorically rejected all links with the attacker."
However, in Fico's talk he made a direct link, saying further:
The opposition was unable to assess, because no one forced them to do so, where theiraggressive and hateful politics had led a section of the societyand it wasonly a matter of time before a tragedy would occur.
"People could see with their own eyes what horror can happen if someone is not able to democratically compete and respect other opinions," he said.
He has also committed to the following: "As the Prime Minister of Slovakia,I will not drag the country into such military adventuresand, within the framework of our small Slovak capabilities, I will do everything to ensure that peace has priority over war."
Slovakia's Fico Blames Assassination Attempt On 'Hateful' Opposition & Its International Backers | ZeroHedge