Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico says that he would have joined the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban I would accompany him on the controversial trip to Russia, if his health would have allowed it. Fico said this in his speech on Friday, which was his first public appearance since the assassination attempt in May.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, who currently holds the EU presidency, met the Russian president in Moscow on Friday Vladimir Putin. In his speech, Fico expressed his admiration for Orban.