EU Country Detains Ukrainian for Suspected Coup Scheme
According to a police statement referenced by the media, Slovakian authorities plan to expel the individual. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Slovak authorities have announced plans to expel a Ukrainian national arrested on suspicion of threatening a coup, as reported by local media citing a police statement. The identity of the individual has not been disclosed, but he is set to be returned to Ukraine.
This action follows remarks by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has been critical of NATO and EU policies regarding the Ukraine conflict and survived an assassination attempt last year by a pro-Kiev activist. Fico has suggested that the recent anti-government protests in Slovakia are influenced by Ukrainian interference.
Last week, as many as 100,000 people protested in Bratislava and other cities against what they perceive as Fico’s pro-Russia stance. “Currently, one person is at the border aliens police office, where administrative expulsion is being carried out,” police chief Jana Maskarova told Dennik N, adding that the Ukrainian national will be placed on the country’s blacklist.
Erik Kalinak, head of the advisory council to Prime Minister Fico, recently alleged that the protests are linked to the Georgian Legion, a military unit of foreign nationals fighting for Ukraine against Russia. However, in a statement on X, the Legion dismissed the claims as “baseless and absurd accusations made by the Slovak authorities.”
These accusations arise amid rising diplomatic tensions after Kiev restricted the flow of Russian gas to Slovakia. In a statement on Tuesday, Fico said, “Our enemy is Zelensky. Zelensky caused the problems we have. I don’t like him because he harms Slovakia.”
On the same day, referring to a report from the Slovak Information Service, Fico alleged that opposition forces in Slovakia were planning a coup similar to the 2014 events in Kiev. He also claimed, “there is a group of experts on the territory of the Slovak Republic that had actively operated in Georgia and during the Maidan in Ukraine.” Just days later, Fico announced that Bratislava would expel these “foreign instructors.”
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
This action follows remarks by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has been critical of NATO and EU policies regarding the Ukraine conflict and survived an assassination attempt last year by a pro-Kiev activist. Fico has suggested that the recent anti-government protests in Slovakia are influenced by Ukrainian interference.
Last week, as many as 100,000 people protested in Bratislava and other cities against what they perceive as Fico’s pro-Russia stance. “Currently, one person is at the border aliens police office, where administrative expulsion is being carried out,” police chief Jana Maskarova told Dennik N, adding that the Ukrainian national will be placed on the country’s blacklist.
Erik Kalinak, head of the advisory council to Prime Minister Fico, recently alleged that the protests are linked to the Georgian Legion, a military unit of foreign nationals fighting for Ukraine against Russia. However, in a statement on X, the Legion dismissed the claims as “baseless and absurd accusations made by the Slovak authorities.”
These accusations arise amid rising diplomatic tensions after Kiev restricted the flow of Russian gas to Slovakia. In a statement on Tuesday, Fico said, “Our enemy is Zelensky. Zelensky caused the problems we have. I don’t like him because he harms Slovakia.”
On the same day, referring to a report from the Slovak Information Service, Fico alleged that opposition forces in Slovakia were planning a coup similar to the 2014 events in Kiev. He also claimed, “there is a group of experts on the territory of the Slovak Republic that had actively operated in Georgia and during the Maidan in Ukraine.” Just days later, Fico announced that Bratislava would expel these “foreign instructors.”
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
