In the aftermath of the "assassination" of Slovakia's pro-Russian Prime Minister Fiko, the following question was raised: Will Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is also pro-Russian, be uneasy about this?
On May 15, local time, when the 71-year-old Slovak writer and poet Juraj Sintura shot at Prime Minister Fiko, he shouted the slogan: "Don't forget the shameful past!" ”
Thinking of Fico's pro-Russian position, as well as the "Prague Spring" incident experienced by the Slovaks, it is not difficult to judge that this assassination was most likely based on "venting anger".
After Fico's "assassination", on May 16, local time, Slovakia's current President Chaputova and President-elect Pellegrini issued a joint statement identifying the assassination as a "personal act". This seems to indicate that this "murderer" is an extreme act taken by Fico who is dissatisfied with his "forgetting history" and "pro-Russian position".
On January 5, 1968, the "Prague Spring" movement took place in what was then Czechoslovakia, but it was later suppressed by the Soviet Union. To this day, many Czechs and Slovaks are still "haunted" by this.
Despite the fact that "the USSR is the USSR and Russia is Russia", it should not be forgotten that the main body of the USSR was founded by the Russians, and after the collapse of the USSR, Russia was the "self-recognized" and "recognized" legitimate successor state of the USSR. However, against this "background", Fico pursued a de facto "pro-Russian" policy.
After the assassinated Slovak Prime Minister Fiko came to power in October last year, he implemented the "four antis" policy, that is, opposing aid to Ukraine, opposing sanctions against Russia, opposing Ukraine's accession to NATO, and opposing Ukraine's "accession" negotiations.
In fact, Fiko's "four-anti policy" has always been controversial in Slovakia, and the opposition accuses him of "forgetting history and betraying the country and the people." Based on this, people with "extremist ideas" will inevitably commit "extreme acts" under impulse.
After this "extreme incident" in Slovakia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sharply condemned it. However, based on Orban's "identical" "four anti" policy and pro-Russian stance with Fico, some analysts believe that Orban will inevitably be "uneasy" because of this.
In fact, both historically and in terms of the actual domestic situation, there are striking similarities between the situation faced by Orban and Fico. For example, Hungarians have also experienced "Budapest Nights" similar to the "Prague Spring". For example, there is no shortage of opposition to Orban in Hungary.
On October 23, 1956, students took to the streets of Hungary to protest, and on the night of November 3, Soviet tanks drove into Budapest, and the movement was suppressed. To this day, some Hungarians still "hold grudges". Thus, Orban's "pro-Russian" policy has also led to excessively large protests.
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Orban has opposed "energy decoupling" with Russia, vetoed the EU's "sanctions against Russia", opposed military aid to Ukraine, blocked Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO, and "postponed" Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO.
Orban's series of "pro-Russian" moves have not only been suppressed by the United States and the European Union, but also triggered many large-scale "protests" in Hungary. Therefore, after the assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Fiko, Orban will inevitably be "nervous".
After all, this assassination will have a bad "demonstration" effect to some extent. Moreover, in the history of Europe, there is no shortage of precedents for "assassinations" to change the course of history. For example, the outbreak of World War I originated from the "Sarajevo assassination".
Objectively speaking, the assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Fiko will inevitably have an impact on Orban's "psychology". Based on this, Orban's "security measures" will certainly be strengthened in the future.