Former defence minister says government launched politically motivated criminal probe into decision to send jets to Ukraine
The EU and Nato should rein in Prime Minister Robert Fico in his politically motivated pursuit of former government officials for their decision to send military aid to Ukraine, Slovakia’s former defence minister has said. Jaroslav Naď told the Financial Times that a criminal probe launched against him last week showed that Fico was “trying to raise the Russian flag in the EU”.
A successful prosecution, he added, “including possibly putting us in prison for a while would show to their electorate that they deliver” on their election pledges. Fico, who survived an assassination attempt last month and is still recovering from his bullet wounds, has shown no signs of reconciliation with the liberal opposition. Politicians from both sides of the aisle initially condemned the polarisation and toxicity of Slovak public discourse that led to Fico’s shooting.
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