Zakharova called The Times version of Russia’s connection with the assassination attempt on Fico insane
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in her Telegram channel called the version of the British newspaper The Times about Russia’s involvement in the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico a fit of madness.
And I kept wondering who would be the first to articulate the sacramental “Russians Did It.” It turned out to be The Times. Even wrapping dried roach in this newspaper is dangerous – the fish will go crazy
Earlier, Zakharova said that Moscow condemns the attack on Fico. She called him a friend of Russia, and also that he “is not afraid to express his point of view, which often does not coincide with the mainstream of the collective West.” The Slovak Prime Minister opposed military assistance to Ukraine.
Robert Fico was attacked on May 15th. He survived it
Fico was shot several times after he left the building where the government’s retreat was taking place in the city of Gandlova. The Prime Minister was hospitalized and operated on.
The shooter was detained. He turned out to be 71-year-old writer Juraj Tsintula. He admitted guilt.
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The Times article mentions Tsintula’s long-standing connection with the pro-Russian group
The article’s author, Peter Conradi, suggests the shooter was concerned about the direction Fico was taking the country. In particular, in the video that appeared from the police station where Tsintula was taken, he accuses Fico of planning to “liquidate the media” and criticizes his legal reforms.
On the day of the attack, parliament was discussing a bill to abolish the national broadcaster RTVS, which has significant autonomy, and replace it with a new body under tighter state control.
Meanwhile, as Conradi notes, citing Slovak media, investigations have revealed “a more complex figure.” The shooter previously had ties to the Slovak Conscripts, a right-wing pro-Russian paramilitary group that stopped its activities in 2022.
Additionally, Tsintula had extreme nationalist views, as evidenced by a book he self-published in 2015. The article does not directly mention Tsintula’s involvement in the assassination attempt on the Slovak Prime Minister.
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