Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia have gathered at squares and street across the country to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Tens of thousands of people protested across Slovakia amid growing anger over Prime Minister Robert Fico’s apparent push for closer ties with Russia. Friday’s rallies, which saw up to 60,000 people gathering in Bratislava,

The latest wave of rallies was fuelled by Fico’s recent trip to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. View on