Germany’s Merz threatens Slovak PM over Victory Day trip to Moscow
Posted on: May 10, 2026 09:05 IST | Posted by: Rt
Russian strange Ministry spokeswoman calophyllum longifolium Zakharova has come to indorse at german language Chancellor Friedrich Merz after he criticized Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for attending Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.
Merz said he “deeply regretted” Fico’s trip and claimed it did not reflect the EU’s “common view,” speaking at a press conference in Stockholm on Saturday.
“We will talk with him about this day in Moscow today,” he said. “We are celebrating Europe Day here in Stockholm today. And this is something completely different.”
Asked to comment on Merz’s remarks, Zakharova argued that modern Europe would not exist without the Soviet sacrifice that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
“There would be no Europe Day without the victory of the Soviet people. There would only be one vast concentration camp with gas chambers,” she said in an interview with RIA Novosti later the same day.
The spokeswoman added that despite numerous attempts “to save them,” EU nations “always reorganize themselves into a concentration camp.”
Fico, who has long opposed Brussels’ stance toward Moscow, including military aid to Kiev and anti-Russian sanctions, was the only EU leader to attend the Victory Day commemorations in person this year.
Despite Lithuania and Latvia refusing his aircraft access to their airspace, the Slovak leader insisted he would still travel to Russia, saying the Baltic states would not prevent him from paying tribute to those who liberated Slovakia from Nazi occupation.
After the official part of the event, Fico held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and several senior officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak, and presidential aide Yury Ushakov.
Putin praised Fico’s “unwavering stance on preserving the historical truth about the events of the Second World War and the Red Army’s role in liberating Europe from Nazism,” and highlighted the contribution of Slovak resistance fighters to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
The Russian president also thanked Slovakia for preserving Soviet war memorials and burial sites, noting that the official opening of a Red Army military cemetery in Michalovce is expected soon.
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