Pictured is Slovak Prime Minister Fizo
The Slovak Prime Minister was shot multiple times, and the Western media said that he held a "pro-Russian" position, what is the purpose of the murderer?
Breaking news, Slovak Prime Minister Fizo was attacked and shot multiple times. Fizo, 59, was shaking hands with the people waiting for him outside a government meeting on May 15 when he was suddenly attacked by gunmen who were arrested on the spot. According to Slovak media reports, the gunman is 71 years old and used to be a mall security guard.
The incident came as a big surprise. Because there are similar incidents of political violence in Slovakia's history, and the gunman himself is said to be fond of writing poetry, and even published three poetry collections, his relatives never thought that he would behave in such a violent manner.
The photo shows the gunman who was arrested at the scene
The version given by the Slovak side is that the assassination was for political purposes. But after Fizo's assassination, Slovakia's largest opposition party immediately canceled the scheduled anti-government demonstrations and called on all politicians to speak cautiously and not to exacerbate the contradictions.
What exactly was the purpose of the gunman? Is there a directive behind it? It will take a while for the truth to emerge. However, the Western media invariably focused on Fizo's foreign policy. The Reuters report even said that Fizo held a "pro-Russian" position.
Fizo is a veteran of Slovak politics, having founded the left-wing party Orientation in 1999 and becoming Slovakia's prime minister for the fourth time in 2023. Although Slovakia joined the European Union and NATO as early as 2004, Fizo often makes statements questioning the EU and the United States. He himself has a very close relationship with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and has been labeled as "populist" and "nationalist".
The picture shows the Russian-Ukrainian front
Regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Fizo is also a "thorn" within the EU and NATO. For example, he has made it clear that Slovakia will grant asylum to Russian President Vladimir Putin if he is internationally wanted for war crimes. And with Ukraine, Fizo is not only against Ukraine's accession to NATO. As recently as January of this year, Fizo made a startling statement that Ukraine is not a sovereign and independent country, but is under the "absolute control" of the United States, and he accused the Ukrainian government of corruption. Speaking about the solution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Fizo believes that Ukraine should give up part of its territory and it is unrealistic to expect the Russians to leave Donbass and Crimea.
Still, Fizo's policies are constantly vacillating. For example, he opposed the EU's €50 billion aid package for Ukraine, but quickly changed his position. Fizo, on the one hand, announced the cessation of arms deliveries to Ukraine, but on the other hand, said that Slovak arms manufacturers could also sell weapons to Kyiv, because if Slovakia did not do this, the money would be made by the Americans.
What to look at Fizo's contradictory stance is, to a large extent, the above-mentioned tough rhetoric more like a bargaining chip. With a population of only 5.5 million, Slovakia's GDP per capita is in the lower middle of the EU. When Fizo took office, Slovakia's economic situation was not optimistic, and it was in urgent need of a recovery fund provided by the European Union, and it can be said that Slovakia could not do without the European Union.
The picture shows the headquarters of the European Union
In fact, Fizo is more of a pragmatist, and his critical remarks against the EU will not affect the EU's overall policy. The reversal of Slovakia's policy and alignment with the EU's position is also an inevitable result. We should still look at similar differences within the Western camp objectively.
Although after the attack on Fizo, his foreign policy was again examined by the media with a magnifying glass. However, from past experience, such extreme behaviors are often caused by domestic social problems, and may even stem from family conflicts. Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe was assassinated, and the murderer and his mother joined different sects of the "Unification Church", and thus became hostile to Abe, who stood for the opposing sect.
As for the reasons for Fizo's attack, it is believed that the truth will soon emerge.