Fico made the remarks during a session of the Slovak Parliament's economic committee Responding to Zelenskyy's proposal about potentially routing Azerbaijani gas to Europe, Fico accused the president of "blowing bubbles" to avoid making “tough decisions.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters' calls for his resignation on Saturday after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government's policy shift closer to Russia.

There will be more and more of us. Those who want to live in our little Slovakia, but in a civilized Europe,” said Eva Kulová, 84, who helped topple Communism.