Slovakian PM: I Was Shot For Anti-Ukraine Position

NBC News reports:

Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Wednesday he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position contrary to the European mainstream but bears no malice toward the gunman who seriously wounded him three weeks ago.

The prerecorded speech posted online by Fico, who opposes military aid to Ukraine, was his first appearance since the assassination attempt and came just days ahead of his country’s polling Saturday in European Parliament elections.

Fico, who took office last fall after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American platform, has been recovering from multiple wounds after being shot in the abdomen as he greeted supporters on May 15 in the town of Handlova.

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Slovakian PM Robert Fico has blamed his political opponents for attempting to assassinate him in his first video statement since being released from the hospital after last month’s shooting. pic.twitter.com/Ye4sYzXL8a

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