Slovak Officials Warn Against PM's Ukraine Visit, Defend Intelligence Chief's Son in Accident Case
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Agriculture Minister Richard Takáč warned Prime Minister Robert Fico against traveling to Ukraine, claiming there are people there who want to kill the Slovak leader. Takáč advised Fico not to set foot in Ukraine under any circumstances. Separately, Parliament Vice-Chairman Tibor Gašpar defended his son, who heads Slovakia's intelligence service SIS, arguing that the punishment his son received for a traffic accident was too harsh and that an ordinary person would not have faced any penalty for the same incident. The comments highlight ongoing tensions within Slovakia's ruling coalition regarding foreign policy toward Ukraine and questions about preferential treatment for high-ranking officials' family members.