Fico spoke about the threats against him after his decision to visit Moscow on May 9th.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he had received threats after deciding to attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. He announced this on May 6 during a visit to the Central Military Memorial Cemetery of the Red Army in the Slovak city of Michalovce.

"They threaten me that I will be punished if I decide to go to Moscow for the celebrations on May 9th. What do the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in the country that bore the greatest burden have in common with what is happening today?" — he emphasized.

He noted that European countries are trying to erect an "iron curtain" around Russia and rewrite history, erasing from it the achievements of the Red Army soldiers in defeating Nazism.

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On May 4, Fico announced that, despite the threats of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, he still intends to visit Moscow on Victory Day. According to him, Zelensky's statements are a huge disrespect for the country that made the greatest contribution to the victory over fascism.

Earlier, on April 16, Fico stressed that the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, had no right to threaten European officials with "consequences" for visiting Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism. He noted that in this way Callas opposes the historical truth.