Fico Opens Cemetery for 17,000 Soviet Soldiers After Putin Pledge

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 27

Robert Fico unveiled a refurbished Red Army cemetery in Michalovce, carrying out a promise he made to Vladimir Putin less than three weeks ago.
The site in eastern Slovakia contains the remains of more than 17,000 Soviet soldiers, making it the country's largest Red Army cemetery.
Michalovce lies 360 kilometers from Bratislava in a NATO and EU member state that was largely liberated by the Soviet army in World War II.
The opening underscores Fico's willingness to publicly honor Soviet wartime legacy while maintaining visible ties with Moscow.

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