17 September 2026
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17 Sep, 12:58
Slovak PM announces plans to visit Ukraine on Friday
Robert Fico shared that his visit will last several hours after which he will return home on Friday night, without elaborating
BRATISLAVA, September 17. /TASS/. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced a trip to Ukraine on September 18 in a video posted on his page on Facebook (Facebook is banned in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist).
"I hope that when I come from Ukraine tomorrow night I will not be as skeptical as I am now," the Slovak head of government said.
Fico shared that his visit will last several hours after which he will return home on Friday night, without elaborating.
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