The condition of Slovakia’s Prime Minster Robert Fico is said to be critical after he was shot several times on Wednesday in what is being described as an assassination attempt. The suspected shooter is said to have been arrested. Fico is close to Russia’s Kremlin and a critic of Western support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. The World’s Orla Barry talks with host Carolyn Beeler with the latest developments.
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