Slovak police attempt to detain ex-defense minister for aiding Ukraine
Photo: Jaroslav Nad (Getty Images)
The Slovak police attempted to detain the former defense minister and other former officials for military assistance to Ukraine. Jaroslav Nad himself said he was proud to help Kyiv, Reuters reports.
Slovakia's Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said that a team investigating the supply of ammunition to Ukraine under the former government, after the 2022 Russian invasion, was involved in the case.
The Dennik N news site reported that police were trying to detain former Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad, who is out of the country on vacation, and another former ministry official.
According to the website, police detained the former head of the state defense company.
Fico's regime
Slovakia's left-wing nationalist government under Prime Minister Robert Fico has made drastic political changes since coming to power in 2023. He announced the end of military aid to Ukraine and improved relations with Russia, which supplies the country with oil and gas.
Last year, Fico's government accused the previous administration of treason and other crimes for various donations to Ukraine. In November, an investigation was launched into discrepancies in the donation data.
The Slovak government has also called on the police to investigate the previous government for giving Ukraine MiG-29 fighter jets and air defense systems.
Would do it again
Nagy has denied the charges against him and said he is on vacation in Canada and should return at the end of the month. “Today's theater, frankly, did not surprise or disturb me,” Nad wrote on Facebook.
"I will say again and again how proud I am of the way we helped Ukraine. I would do it again... Because this is what humanity and responsibility are all about. Protecting an innocent victim of Russia's disgusting aggression," he added.
Fico has openly criticized the EU's policy toward Ukraine, saying that arms supplies prolong the war with Russia.
He criticized NATO, of which Slovakia is a member, and plans to increase spending in the coming years, and for the first time, questioned Slovakia's place in the military alliance, saying that neutrality would benefit the country.
