Robert Fico has blasted a regional prosecutor for closing investigations into weapons donations under the previous government
Slovakia’s previous government left the country “completely naked” by donating fighter jets and anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday. He accused prosecutors of refusing to acknowledge the damage and covering it up for political reasons.
Slovakia handed over Soviet MiG-29 jets and S-300 missile systems to Ukraine in 2022-2023 under then-Prime Minister Eduard Heger to support Kiev’s war effort against Russia. Bratislava Region Prosecutor Rastislav Remet announced this week that three of four investigations into possible criminality of the donations have been closed.
Remet claimed both weapons types offered little benefit to Slovakia’s national security while being costly to operate, so transferring them was efficient state property management. Fico called the reasoning senseless, noting the systems were “donated directly from active service” – where they were deployed to meet Slovakia’s NATO commitments – and “immediately” used by Ukraine after transfer.
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