In his speech, Fico began by praising Donald Trump for the “energy” with which he approached peace talks, calling it “admirable.” He also commended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, agreeing that the war in Ukraine “must be stopped.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has justified the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, saying that Russia had "serious security reasons" for it.   "No one is disputing that Russia's use of military force in Ukraine was a violation of international law.

In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, 21 February, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico actually justified Russian aggression against Ukraine and accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not wanting to "hold elections".