Criticism hasn’t been limited to Fico’s Moscow outreach. He also came under fire from the Slovak press and the opposition recently for spending time in a luxury hotel in Vietnam, where a single night’s stay costs more than €5,000, at a time when Slovak citizens face health-care and cost-of-living crises.

(Reuters) -Slovakia's opposition parties will call a no-confidence vote against the government, a party chief said on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging foreign policy closer to Russia while failing to tackle problems at home.

Opposition parties in Slovakia are urging a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, citing growing ties between the leader and Vladimir Putin. The leftist coalition led by Robert Fico has faced increasing internal strife in recent months,