Prime Minister Robert Fico attended the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on Saturday, May 9, as the only invited leader from the European Union, and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On this occasion, Fico claimed that he had passed on to Putin a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his willingness to meet in any format. However, the Russian Kremlin later partially refuted these claims when advisor Yuri Ushakov stated that it was rather Fico's information about recent meetings with Zelensky. According to the Slovak side, Putin replied that the Ukrainian president should contact him directly by phone if interested. ta3.com ↗
Upon his return, Fico urgently convened a meeting with the leadership of the energy company Transpetrol regarding negotiations on oil and gas supplies from Russia. The prime minister also spoke about the involvement of American entities in energy transit, while maintaining his line on the need to preserve all available supply options, including Russian sources. STVR (Spravy) ↗
In the economic area, Fico said he expects the coalition council to discuss measures to support economic growth on Thursday, May 14. The government also adopted a report on the preservation of Slovakia's rating by the Fitch agency at A- with a stable outlook, which Fico called good news and criticized the media for their insufficient coverage of it. However, the opposition KDH called this report stagnation rather than success, since, according to them, not even three rounds of consolidation have so far brought about a rating increase. The prime minister also guaranteed that the thirteenth pension, which he called the flagship of his Smer-SD party, will not be changed. hnonline.sk ↗
On the occasion of the celebrations marking the end of World War II in Liptovský Mikuláš, Fico declared that freedom and peace came to Slovakia from the east, thereby appealing to the so-called historical truth. He was absent during the memorial ceremony at the monument, but later spoke from the podium, where three war veterans also took part. hnonline.sk ↗
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, who visited Slovakia, is also planning to ask Prime Minister Fico about the details of his meeting with Putin. Meanwhile, the opposition is criticizing the prime minister from among leading politicians — Branislav Gröhling of SaS claimed that Fico had gone to Russia for advice for future elections, while analysts point to economic illiteracy in the presentation of consolidation measures. ta3.com ↗
Fico returned from Moscow with a mediation role between Putin and Zelensky, responds to economic challenges
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Robert Fico
Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky
08.09.2026
„Pán Žilinka by mal z funkcie odstúpiť pre zlyhania a nespôsobilosť plniť úlohy generálneho prokurátora. A zotrvávaním vo svojej funkcii bude vytvárať podmienky na prípravu a schválenie rozsiahlej reformy rezortu prokuratúry."
Premiér na tlačovej konferencii vyzval generálneho prokurátora na odchod a pohrozil reformou prokuratúry.
Robert Fico
Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky
05.09.2026
„Rozpočet je však spoločnou zodpovednosťou Smeru, Hlasu, SNS a skupiny nezávislých poslancov okolo ministra Huliaka."
Video na sociálnej sieti o zodpovednosti koalície za štátny rozpočet na rok 2027.
Robert Fico
Predseda vlády SR
29.08.2026
„Rusko nemožno démonizovať a vytláčať ho z Európy."
Premiér na centrálnych oslavách 82. výročia Slovenského národného povstania v Banskej Bystrici, kde v prejave kritizoval aj opozíciu, novinárov a Európsku úniu.
Robert Fico
Predseda vlády SR
29.08.2026
„Pripadám si ako školník, ktorý napráva chyby."
Premiér o koaličnom spore medzi SNS a ministrom životného prostredia Tomášom Tarabom, na ktorého vyriešenie dal termín 30. septembra.
Robert Fico
Predseda vlády SR
28.08.2026
„Zajtra sa začnú zahrievať prvé pece."
Premiér počas návštevy hlinikárne Slovalco v Žiari nad Hronom, kde vláda mala výjazdové rokovanie.
Robert Fico
Predseda vlády SR
24.08.2026
„Očakávam, že vzhľadom na obsah kritiky tohto konsolidačného opatrenia bude zrušenie takzvanej transakčnej dane viesť k nebývalému hospodárskemu rastu Slovenskej republiky."
Premiér po rokovaní o príprave štátneho rozpočtu na rok 2027, keď oznámil, že požiadal ministra financií o prípravu zrušenia transakčnej dane od 1. januára 2027.
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Týždňový newsfilter: Gašpar kolaboroval s Ficom v Moskve, zajtra ho čaká Očistec
dennikn.sk
| 19:37 10.05.
Fico zvolal urgentnú poradu s Transpetrolom. Na oslavy ukončenia Druhej svetovej vojny napokon prišiel
hnonline.sk
| 10:41 10.05.
Robert Fico sa po návrate z Ruska urgentne obrátil na Transpetrol, hovorí o zapojení Američanov do tranzitu
STVR (Spravy)
| 19:16 10.05.
Fico zvoláva urgentnú poradu s Transpetrolom, v Moskve sa rokovalo aj o dodávkach plynu na Slovensko
SITA
| 10:49 10.05.
Fico vynechá oslavy víťazstva nad fašizmom. Tvrdí, že musí zvolať urgentnú poradu s Transpetrolom
hnonline.sk
| 10:41 10.05.
Fico urgentne zvolal vedenie Transpetrolu. Rokovania v Moskve priniesli nové informácie o dodávkach ropy a plynu
ta3.com
| 10:40 10.05.
Fico odovzdal Putinovi odkaz od Zelenského o ochote stretnúť sa
teraz.sk
| 20:10 09.05.
Nie úspech, ale stagnácia. KDH kritizuje vládu, že ani tri kolá konsolidácie nezlepšili rating Slovenska
hnonline.sk
| 14:23 11.05.
Fico si bol v Rusku po rady, vyhlásil Gröhling. Podľa šéfa SaS sa premiér bojí výsledku budúcich volieb
ta3.com
| 13:01 10.05.
Premiér: Zachovanie ratingu Slovenska od Fitch je dobrá správa
teraz.sk
| 11:29 10.05.
Koaličná rada by mala podľa Fica vo štvrtok rokovať o prorastových opatreniach
domov.sme.sk
| 21:18 09.05.
Fico po návrate z Ruska prezradil, aký odkaz odovzdal Putinovi od Zelenského. V Moskve vraj budú čakať na telefonát
ta3.com
| 20:21 09.05.
Co vlastně přivezl Fico Putinovi? Vzkaz od Zelenského to nebyl, tvrdí Kreml
seznamzpravy.cz
| 20:20 09.05.
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