Fico refused to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow after meeting with Zelensky.

5 May 2026 31 590 47

The Slovak Prime Minister's itinerary for Moscow does not include attending the Victory Day Parade. Robert Fico announced this after meeting with Kyiv's Zelenskyy. He stated that he would limit himself to laying a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier and speaking with Vladimir Putin.

I'll lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Red Army to express gratitude for my liberation on behalf of the Slovak people, and I'll have a short meeting with Putin. That's all. I'm not going to the military parade. It will be the same format as before.

– said Fico.

He added that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began a long time ago and has a certain historical context.

I will not allow myself to be forced to feel any remorse.

– the Prime Minister of Slovakia emphasized.

It's worth noting that just a few days ago, Robert Fico stated that his presence at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow was non-negotiable. The head of the Slovak government was planning to fly to the Russian capital, despite outspoken condemnation from EU leaders.

But at that time, Bratislava and Kyiv were at loggerheads over the blocking of Russian oil supplies to Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline. This issue has now been resolved, and Fico apparently considers his presence at the Victory Day Parade unnecessary.

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Denisimo

+ 13

5 May 2026 09: 47

Without Orbán, Zelya quickly found a way to approach Fico. Even Vučić didn't change his tune so quickly. What's going on: money or a hook? So-so "allies." If there was a will, Druzhba could be closed.

I just wonder if Fico feels any remorse when he asks for discounted oil and gas in Moscow.

I will not allow myself to be forced to feel any remorse.
1. Azimutt
  
  +9
  
  5 May 2026 15: 25
  
  There are no friends in big politics. Politicians either seek benefits for their country or, more often, for themselves.
  1. GR777
    
    +6
    
    5 May 2026 19: 36
    
    No one demands or even expects "heroics" from them. But he gave us a pretext to cut off Druzhba's supply of our oil. Another question is whether the Kremlin's chess players are capable of compelling respect for Russia, or whether they've completely gone rogue in their old age.
    1. Tatyana
      
      +1
      
      5 May 2026 22: 10
      
      The Slovak Prime Minister's itinerary for his visit to Moscow does not include attendance at the Victory Parade.
      
      Who would doubt it!
2. Alexpan
  
  +5
  
  5 May 2026 18: 42
  
  Morally attacking Fico is not the right approach. Neither Fico nor Slovakia owes Russia anything, so there's no betrayal here. And condemning him for this is equally unacceptable for a country that abandoned its ally, Cuba, to the mercy of its arch-enemy. There should be one morality, not two.
  1. napalm
    
    +4
    
    5 May 2026 19: 28
    
    Quote: Alexpan
    And it is also impossible to condemn him for this, the country that abandoned its ally Cuba to be torn to pieces by its main enemy.
    
    And for supporting sanctions against the DPRK, it’s completely disgusting.
    1. Andrey Samuylik
      
      +3
      
      5 May 2026 20: 03
      
      Well, what can you do? The Kremlin's multi-move player has spent his entire political career with both ours and yours, and in the end, he's left with nothing. More precisely, the country
  2. Denis Ka
    
    +1
    
    6 May 2026 08: 56
    
    Admit it, you have investments in Cuba? You're so worried about it in this regard. Could you elaborate, preferably with facts, on how Russia, in the deplorable state it's in now, sadly, abandoned it to the mercy of the enemy, preferably without slogans? Perhaps the irrevocable loans are to blame? Free humanitarian aid and energy supplies? All this is online, easy to find, even with more or less real-world figures. You can also find that our Latin American "friends" at the time, when voting on the UN resolution condemning the Central Military District, didn't vote against it, but merely abstained. In your opinion, for example, Fico doesn't owe Russia anything. Fine, but then why does Russia owe all those you mention below? A convenient position. Of course, politics is not about friendship, it is about the state's political line of development, and if the line begins to meander, it always smells bad, including, unfortunately, in our country.
3. alexandre II
  
  +1
  
  6 May 2026 13: 18
  
  Hmm, who are you counting as allies? Remind me when the Slovaks were our friends. For the record, I served there and know what kind of friends they are...
Denis Ka

+ 10

5 May 2026 09: 50

Fico, in the words of a good song, could be described as "Neither friend nor foe, just so." So why pay so much attention to his conformist policies?
1. Alexpan
  
  +6
  
  5 May 2026 18: 52
  
  Regarding "conformism," you're in the wrong place. So, you think Slovakia should have gotten into trouble with the West to its own detriment, for a rather ephemeral reason like "friendship with Russia"? "Friendship" with Russia has backfired on all its former "friends." Serbia was allowed to be completely destroyed by the Americans, Cuba was thrown to the wolves, North Korea was once sanctioned to please the US, and Iran has received no help. Friendship with Russia is detrimental.
2. Andrey Samuylik
  
  0
  
  5 May 2026 20: 04
  
  Friends are for the bathhouse. But in politics, there are only personal interests.
rotkiv04

+ 10

5 May 2026 10: 10

And whoever cherished the hope that Fico was on our side, he is on the side where it is profitable at the moment and has never hidden, like Orban, that he is blockading the outskirts only because of energy resources
1. Alexpan
  
  0
  
  5 May 2026 18: 54
  
  What motives did you expect there? That he would act to his own detriment? For the Kremlin's pretty eyes?
  1. rotkiv04
    
    +1
    
    5 May 2026 20: 30
    
    This is exactly what I expected and wrote it, but the author obviously had hopes
Roman070280

+2

5 May 2026 10: 17

And you, Brutus??
1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
  -3
  
  5 May 2026 22: 29
  
  Quote: Roman070280
  And you, Brutus??
  
  More like Baruch...
  
  Regarding the name Roman, in Jewish tradition, the name Roman has no direct translation or equivalent that would correspond to its meaning. Sometimes, in Jewish sources, Yona (meaning "dove") is mentioned as a similar name.
Valera75

+ 11

5 May 2026 10: 19

So, does this mean Zelensky is already deciding who will go to Moscow for May 9th and who won't? Well, reading the article, it seems like that's the case.
I agree with everyone above and have long considered Orban a double-assed devil, and I don't rule out that Fico is the same way. Orban screams that he won't let the Finns into NATO and won't allow sanctions against Russia until the EU gives him perks, and then, like everyone else, he approves sanctions against us, and so on.
And Vučić and the mustachioed Erdoğan, Pashinyan and Tokayev are all the same as Orban and Fico.
1. Lisa Kerner
  
  +9
  
  5 May 2026 12: 15
  
  There are no friends in politics...everyone does everything only in their own interests!
  This is capitalism!
  1. Alexpan
    
    -3
    
    5 May 2026 18: 57
    
    And what is doing everything in someone else's interests, in your opinion? What would you call it? "Communism," perhaps? And where is it now?
    1. Lisa Kerner
      
      +4
      
      5 May 2026 19: 18
      
      Man, by nature greedy and often stupid, is not mature enough for communism.
      There was an attempt, but people pre-read chewing gum and Coca-Cola and gins and so-called freedom.
      So enjoy...I'm 82 and I don't care anymore...
2. Artyom81
  
  -1
  
  5 May 2026 17: 14
  
  Orban is a snake, a political chameleon, a disguised fox posing as a bear's friend.
  1. Alexpan
    
    +2
    
    5 May 2026 19: 01
    
    Don't write nonsense. Orbán has never been duplicitous, never been a chameleon, never pretended, and never positioned himself as Russia's friend. Russia needs politicians like him—men who are courageous, decisive, and have a backbone, not amoebas.
3. Andrey Samuylik
  
  +1
  
  5 May 2026 20: 05
  
  So what, you won't have time to read? He didn't cancel his visit, but he won't be at the parade, perhaps because the bastard threatened to strike with drones—pure security issues. He's already survived one near-assassination attempt.
  1. Valera75
    
    -3
    
    5 May 2026 20: 23
    
    Quote: Andrey Samuylik
    What happens is you won't have time to read it?
    
    Come on, take off your shoes.
    
    So, does this mean Zelensky is already deciding who will go to Moscow for May 9th and who won't? Well, reading the article, it seems like that's the case.
    
    I wrote that after reading the article I came to this conclusion.
    What is the name of the article?
    
    Fico refused to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow after meeting with Zelensky.
    
    Is there the word "parade" in the title of the article?
    What's unclear? Or do I really need to repeat the word "parade"?
    The article indicates where Fico will go and what he will visit, why should I repeat it?
    1. Andrey Samuylik
      
      0
      
      6 May 2026 00: 22
      
      You have a memory like a guppy fish:
      
      So, does this mean Zelensky is already deciding who will go to Moscow for May 9th and who won't? Well, reading the article, it seems like that's the case.
      
      So Fico isn't going to Moscow for May 9th, or are you still so wrapped up in your thoughts?
zzdimk

+1

5 May 2026 10: 36

The clown terrorizes the world. It's no wonder the clown is the most terrifying figure in the States. The screenwriters decided to prove it in action.
Grei grin

+1

5 May 2026 10: 39

Another loyalist has run away! I keep wondering when the last Chukchi and his seal will ask the pygmies there for political asylum somewhere in the Solomon Islands? Oh, our efforts are so arduous, we wave the chandelier and wave it, but it's all in vain, forgetting that in this cruel world only strength and arrogance are recognized, the rest is what we live in!
Earl

-1

5 May 2026 11: 51

And there was a lot of talk! With such somersaults, Fico is primarily putting himself in a stupid position.
1. Kunjck
  
  +2
  
  5 May 2026 12: 11
  
  The West is capable of serving fascism. They simply know no other way. It's like explaining triangulation or integral calculus to a Papuan. For a long time after the war, they made headphones out of coconuts, with vine-strapped wires, stuffed them into boxes, and waited for hours for the iron birds to fly in and drop all sorts of treats, just like they did during the American-Japanese wars. They had no idea what cause and effect meant. It seems like Russia is starting to get confused about such concepts, too.
Kunjck

+9

5 May 2026 12: 05

Every whining snot Russia gets only adds to its arrogance, recklessness, adventurism, and other convictions that Russia can and must be brought to its knees. The West knows how to wait. They waited four years, and while they once spoke with trembling voices about supplying helmets, body armor, and medicine to Ukraine, now, with smiles, indescribable joy, and a sense of impunity, they're already flying as far as the Urals and bombing wherever they want. Another couple of years and thousands, dozens, or even hundreds of drones will bring Russia to its knees. Therefore, everything underground on Khreshchatyk and Bankova Street in Kyiv must be destroyed, the neighborhoods razed to the ground, and the leaders of the so-called willing states invited to tour Kyiv. They won't rest until they see what Russia can do to them. No matter how much you explain to a moron that it's wrong to put your hand on a hot stove burner, they won't believe it until they burn their hand and feel pain. It's the same with Western morons. At the same time, for starters, we need to destroy the joint drone production facilities with Western countries in the Baltic states and a couple, if you prefer, in Poland. From there, it'll depend on the behavior of these morons.
1. Shkilet
  
  +1
  
  6 May 2026 06: 28
  
  This is probably how it should have been if the government were Russian.
Lisa Kerner

+2

5 May 2026 12: 11

Another "stop here"...that means Sselya warned him about the "congratulations" raid from Banderastan
1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
  -3
  
  5 May 2026 22: 32
  
  Quote from Lisa Kerner
  Another "stop here"...that means Sselya warned him about the "congratulations" raid from Banderastan
  
  Another German-Jewish Untermenschen decided to portray herself as a true Russian patriot?
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Kunjck

+1

5 May 2026 12: 19

Russia needs to level the entire center of Kyiv, sow it underground with Hazelnut, and then top it off with 5, 3, 1, 1,5-ton Iskander bombs and other "flowers." All those "WISHERS" will piss themselves and shit themselves to the brim when they see all this. Just look at Fico, Zelenskyy just hinted at him, and he shit himself... And he's not the most cowardly character. It turns out that our people in Russia are even more cowardly than these willing Westerners.
zloybond

+6

5 May 2026 12: 44

It's clear that Fico is pursuing his own interests. His refusal to attend the Victory Day parade could be seen as Zelensky warning him of the lack of security guarantees. Zelensky may not be able to control provocations and terrorist attacks at all, so Fico simply decided to protect himself.
As Prilepin said (if memory serves), Russia is committed to peace, and Ukraine is committed to victory. But peace with the current Ukraine is meaningless. Just the other day, the leader of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was smiling in Azerbaijan, and now he's having a good time in Armenia. Therefore, there's no point in talking about peace, since the concept doesn't exist in this equation.
1. Grancer81
  
  +5
  
  5 May 2026 14: 26
  
  The Kyiv regime's narcofuhrer, V. Zelensky, should have long since been enjoying himself among like-minded individuals: Adolf Hitler, Stepan Bandera, Roman Shukhevych, and others...
  But for some reason, some people believe that if it is removed, either nothing will change or it will get worse.
2. Alexpan
  
  0
  
  5 May 2026 19: 12
  
  You're right. "Ukraine" shouldn't exist. But it turned out to be too much for liberal Russia, and the time for any corrections has been lost. No one knows why, because the government isn't talking to the people. And "Ukraine," yes, is determined to fight until victory, and their victory will come, and the collapse of the Russian state will follow, because Russia is currently ruled by people who have neither a vision of the future nor the desire to defend it. Meanwhile, the "zelka" smiles and scampers across Europe because he sees everything is going according to his wishes. Thanks to the Kremlin.
torbas41

+6

5 May 2026 14: 42

Fico wasn't planning on going to the parade; he just wants to squeeze discounts on oil and gas from our good Santa Clauses.
helilelik

0

5 May 2026 16: 11

This was known a week ago.
voland_1

0

5 May 2026 16: 14

With friends like these, you don't need enemies. They'd give a damn about cheap oil.
Cucumbers

0

5 May 2026 21: 02

A captain who doesn't know where to go has no favorable wind.
Dima

0

5 May 2026 21: 27

It would be foolish for Fico to attend the Victory Parade, considering Slovakia actively participated in the Führer's campaign against the USSR. Moreover, the USSR and Slovakia didn't even have territorial disputes, unlike Romania and Finland.
savage3000

0

5 May 2026 23: 37

Fico was planning to fly to Moscow and is flying. There was no firm promise to attend the Victory Parade.
1. Johann Klassen
  
  0
  
  6 May 2026 09: 37
  
  For Fico it would be preferable to undershoot.
Valera75

+1

6 May 2026 07: 00

Unfortunately, the enemy drone strike on Dzhankoy resulted in civilian casualties – five people were killed. I express my deepest and most sincere condolences to their families and friends. The authorities will provide all necessary assistance and support.

Relevant services are working on the scene. I am personally monitoring the situation. Please remain calm and trust only official information.

Aksyonov wrote.
Today is supposedly May 6th and the hoarse one said that from May 6th to the 9th he would establish a truce.
For 4 years I still don’t understand why he and his entourage have not been declared terrorists and destroyed.
Why are they trying to negotiate with him? Everyone has been humiliating him, both Medvedev and others close to him, and it turns out they want to negotiate with him, even asking him, via the United States, not to attack Russian territory.
AC130 Gunship

0

6 May 2026 15: 02

The Slovak Prime Minister is doing what's most important to Slovaks. Is that logical? - Absolutely.