Although the 81st anniversary of Bratislava’s liberation fell last Saturday, about a hundred people, along with politicians, commemorated it yesterday at Bratislava’s Slavín memorial. While President Peter Pellegrini called on people not to forget the heroes who died in World War II for our freedom, Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Slovakia is, quote, “hungry for peace.” The opposition responds that the commemoration is turning into a spectacle and a tool of Russian propaganda.
Current geopolitical events shouldn't overshadow the fact that Slovak territory was liberated at the end of World War II by the Red Army, along with the Romanian Army and the Czechoslovak Army Corps, stated President Peter Pellegrini.
Parliamentary Chair Richard Raši (Hlas-SD) noted that the world is changing and that international law is once again being sidelined. Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) reiterated that a new world order is emerging and that Slovakia must find its place within it.
Michal Šimečka, leader of the opposition PS party, has criticised Prime Minister Robert Fico for his statements at the Slavín memorial in Bratislava on Wednesday, saying that Fico has cast doubt on Slovakia's clear anchoring in Europe, TASR has learnt from Alec Borový from the PS media department.
Šimečka said that, in his address, Fico attempted to speak about peace while at the same time suggesting that he doesn't know where Slovakia belongs. PS views this as a dangerous obfuscation of the premier's true intentions, as he has long been pulling the nation eastwards and questioning its place in Europe.
Source: STVR, TASR
