Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, this Wednesday, was attacked in which he was shot several times and He was wounded after a government meeting.

A possible attacker was arrested when he opened fire on the Slovak Prime Minister.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CPE) expressed regret this Wednesday about the attack suffered by the Prime Minister of Slovakia.

He also reiterated his opposition to any form of violence on social media. “We wish him a speedy recovery,” he added.

For his part, Slovakia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba said he was confident his country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico would “survive” the attack he suffered.

In statements from the British network BBCTaraba said Fico was no longer in a life-threatening condition.

“I was very shocked… fortunately, as far as I know, The surgery went well and I think he will survive in the end.. He is not currently in a life-threatening situation,” Taraba said.

“He was seriously injured: One bullet hit him in the stomach, the second in the joint.; “He was immediately taken to the hospital and then to surgery,” the deputy prime minister added.

Who is Robert Fico?

Robert Fico came to power as Slovakia’s prime minister for the fourth time in October, but with his country’s foreign policy shifting towards more pro-Russian positions.

It also initiated criminal law and media reforms that raised concerns. due to possible weakening of the rule of law.

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Over the course of his three-decade career, 59-year-old Fico has skillfully oscillated between pro-European and nationalist, anti-Brussels and anti-American positionsdemonstrating a willingness to change course depending on public opinion or evolving political reality.

Over the past four years, he has taken more extreme positions, including harsh criticism of Western allies, promises to end military support for Kyiv, opposition to sanctions on Russia and threats to veto any future invitation to Ukraine to join NATO.

Your coalition stopped official supplies of Slovak weapons to Ukraine and spoke of what he called Western influence in the war, which only resulted in the Slavic peoples killing each other.

However, in my career Fico remained firm in his promises to protect the living standards of those left behind in a country where living conditions for many are only slowly catching up with those in Western Europe and where many have relatively fond memories of the communist past.

(according to information from EFE and Reuters)