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Nadpis na youtube NATO member turning pro-Russia? Inside Slovakia’s political turmoil
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Súhrn Widespread protests in Slovakia are challenging Prime Minister Fico's pro-Russian policies and raising concerns about democratic backsliding and alignment with Europe.
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  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00: Weeks of protests in Slovakia are challenging Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian policies and democratic direction. Accusations of undermining democracy and ties to Moscow fuel demonstrations calling for Slovakia to remain aligned with Europe.
  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00: Slovak Prime Minister Fico faces declining popularity and widespread protests fueled by his pro-Russian stance, controversial policies, and accusations of undermining Western unity, potentially leading to political change.
Prepis 00:00:00 - 00:00:01 06: Dos Polo Pizza!
00:00:01 - 00:00:02 09: Rooster!
00:00:03 - 00:00:06 09: We won't be quiet! We won't be quiet!
00:00:06 - 00:00:15 07: You're stabbing a person who is a victim in a country that's a victim of an aggression. What person in a right mind would do that?
00:00:20 - 00:00:45 08: Weeks of unrest in Slovakia have led to this moment. Mass protests are expected here in Bratislava, with protesters accusing Prime Minister Robert Fito of undermining democracy and taking Slovakia's direction towards Moscow. Slovakia is a landlocked country on Ukraine's western border with a population of about 5.4 million.
00:00:45 - 00:01:11 08: Once a part of communist Czechoslovakia, Slovakia joined NATO and the EU in the early 2000s. But Russian influence has never fully disappeared. Over the years, pro-Kremlin narratives have spread through disinformation campaigns and domestic sympathisers, shaping political discourse. Prime Minister Robert Fito is seen by many as the face of this political shift.
00:01:11 - 00:01:14 05: to enjoy these meetings of people,
00:01:15 - 00:01:20 05: to create a conflict with the security forces of the Slovak Republic.
00:01:21 - 00:01:24 05: to reach the impact of these components.
00:01:24 - 00:01:35 05: and, of course, to attempt to overthrow the government of the Slovak Republic and to take power in the following environment.
00:01:35 - 00:01:46 08: Ito claims these protests are part of an opposition-led coup attempt with foreign actors being involved, as mentioned by him personally. What's your response?
00:01:46 - 00:01:54 07: to that well to stay the obvious that it's complete nonsense and it's not even new and original i count the second
00:01:54 - 00:02:18 07: attempt in the past six years by the prime minister, the same prime minister, to claim a coup d'état. He did something very similar in 2018. I don't believe a word of what he says about the government's policy is to remain in the EU because on a day-to-day basis his actions and his rhetoric consistently and repeatedly prove the opposite.
00:02:18 - 00:02:33 03: This is a real attack on democracy in Slovakia. The real problem is that there are ties, connections from our government to Russia. Since our Prime Minister Robert Fico is traveling to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin,
00:02:33 - 00:02:52 03: since he is attacking Ukraine all the time and he's attacking our allies in the European Union. I believe that it's very important to say that Slovakia is not only Prime Minister Fico. There are thousands of people who protest every second week.
00:02:52 - 00:03:11 08: Fito, leader of the Smer as their party, is serving his third term as Slovakia's prime minister, since first taking office at the beginning of the new millennium. He originally gained support through nationalistic rhetoric, strong welfare policies and a tough stance on immigration.
00:03:11 - 00:03:30 08: But returning to power in 2023, his recent mandate has been marked by a pro-Russian stance, halting military aid to Ukraine, opposing EU sanctions on Russia and undermining pro-Western voices in Slovakia. I would like to ask you why you came to the demonstration here in Bratislava today.
00:03:30 - 00:03:40 02: First of all, to keep Slovakia in Europe. I see Slovakia mainly to the west of Slovakia, not to the east.
00:03:40 - 00:03:45 01: I came here because I don't agree with the current government and the steps it is taking.
00:03:45 - 00:03:49 10: and I don't like the direction it's going in.
00:03:49 - 00:03:53 02: We want peace, we want a free Europe, a free Slovakia.
00:03:53 - 00:04:02 00: and it should be improved, both for the president and the prime minister. I think absolutely unimportant things are being solved as they should be solved in Slovakia.
00:04:02 - 00:04:21 07: As all populists do, Mr. Fica is not actually campaigning for something, he's campaigning against something. He needs something that he can point at as detrimental, dangerous or bad for Slovakia. And now it's, for better or for the worse, it's President Zelensky. And what we say, what the opposition says is...
00:04:19 - 00:04:20 00: what we,
00:04:23 - 00:04:50 07: That's terribly unethical and terribly bad for Slovakia's security. Unethical in a sense that you're stabbing a person who is a victim and a country that's a victim of an aggression. What person in a right mind would do that? That you round and you gang up on the victim rather than the aggressor. It is simply inhuman.
00:04:50 - 00:05:10 03: Since the very beginning of his government, fourth government he's running, he started to attack media and independent journalists. He calls us to be enemies. So we are not critical media or I don't know what, we are enemies to his state and to his government.
00:05:09 - 00:05:24 08: Recently, Fito's popularity has declined, with polls showing a significant drop from 24% his party received in the 2023 elections to around 18% in a poll conducted in January 2025.
00:05:24 - 00:05:48 08: A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his open hostility towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and controversial policies such as tax hikes are among the many reasons Slovaks have been repeatedly taking to the streets. Meanwhile, Fito claims that these protesters are preparing a coup against him, further escalating tensions.
00:05:48 - 00:05:57 08: Tens of thousands of Slovakians have gathered here behind me on the Square of Freedom in the middle of Bratislava.
00:05:58 - 00:06:17 06: I am here to support the Ukrainian people and peace in Ukraine, because Fico is a con artist, a liar, a con artist, and he doesn't want peace in Ukraine, but he wants Putin to win again. That's why I am here with the Ukrainian people.
00:06:16 - 00:06:18 02: Thank you.
00:06:19 - 00:06:20 05: I want to tell you
00:06:21 - 00:06:21 05:
00:06:21 - 00:06:24 06: that Abelová, Novohrad, the whole city,
00:06:25 - 00:06:26 06: Yes, Swami.
00:06:28 - 00:06:29 10: We see you on May!
00:06:30 - 00:06:36 10: Prime Minister Robert Fica, to uphold the laws, we demand
00:06:37 - 00:06:51 10: the government and the highest officials of the state to reject any cooperation with Russia, which leads the war against Ukraine.
00:06:51 - 00:06:53 03: I still get that bet. This is it.
00:06:53 - 00:06:58 09: Thank you everyone!
00:06:58 - 00:07:10 08: With the protests growing, what's the opposition's strategy to counter FISO's government? Can this demonstration actually force some political change in your opinion, if you could say shortly?
00:07:10 - 00:07:38 07: Well, they serve the purpose of mobilizing people. Again, we're not organizing the protest. This is a conglomerate or coalition of civic societies and civic leaders. But it does serve the purpose of mobilizing people and keeping them politically active, which is important because the alternative is, sadly, a lot of people leave Slovakia. Those who are on the side of the opposition,
00:07:39 - 00:07:58 07: tend to be people who are with means, who are relatively mobile, who can find employment elsewhere, who are not necessarily bound to Slovakia. And many of them choose to leave rather than deal with the incompetencies and the insanities of the Fico government.
00:07:58 - 00:08:09 09: We ask the President of the Government of the Republic of Slovakia, Robert Fica, to give up his mandate and focus on the future of our country!
00:08:10 - 00:08:35 08: Slovakia's shift mirrors a wider trend of rising populism in the region. Like his ally, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Vito has echoed pro-Russian rhetoric while distancing Slovakia from Ukraine and undermining EU's unity at the time of Russia's hybrid attacks. This is all a part of a broader Russian strategy, fuelling division within the EU and NATO.
00:08:38 - 00:08:49 08: If Slovakia moves further away from Western unity, it could weaken European support for Ukraine and embolden other pro-Kremlin leaders across the continent.
00:08:59 - 00:09:29 04: Thank you for watching this video. There's something important I want to tell you. Of course, 2025 is looking like it could be a very big and very crazy year for Ukraine, but we are not going to stop bringing you the reality of what's going on here. We've got a lot of content coming your way in the timeline in the next two weeks, including from my recent trip to the front line and my colleagues' coverage of the Munich Security Conference this weekend. If you don't want to miss it, it's very important that you subscribe to the Kiev Independent YouTube channel. Thank you.
00:09:29 - 00:09:29 04: Thank you.
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