PM Fico in spat with British ambassador to Slovakia over the war in Ukraine

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has reacted angrily after the British ambassador to Slovakia criticized his interview with Russia’s Rossiya 1 state-owned television, saying, “Slovakia is not Britain’s colony.”

“That you represent a bigger and stronger state in Slovakia does not justify your unacceptable behaviour,” Fico said, calling on Ambassador Nigel Baker to stop interfering in his government's sovereign foreign policy.

In his interview for the Russian propaganda channel, Fico condemned Western support for Ukraine that is fighting the Russian aggression, repeating his opinion that it only prolongs the war and accusing the European nations of not being interested in a peaceful resolution.

Baker said on X on Wednesday he regretted that Fico agreed to talk to a presenter who is under British and European Union sanctions and said Fico’s claim that the West doesn’t want peace is not true. He also said that the fastest way to peace would be the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

Source: The Associated Press