Worry and concern follow pro-Kremlin candidate's victory in Slovakia election
Former prime minister Robert Fico campaigned as a left-wing populist, opposing continued military support for Ukraine and aligning with Russia against the United States.
BERLIN — As Slovakia's election winner Robert Fico begins talks to establish a coalition government, officials in the European Union and NATO — along with people throughout Slovakia's civil society — are worried about how Fico's pro-Russian, anti-American Smer ("Direction" in Slovak) party may govern.
Fico — who's previously served twice as prime minister — campaigned on ceasing all military support for Ukraine, with the slogan
