Slovak Political Analyst Warns of 'Russification' of Legal System Following Police Operation

Political analyst Grigorij Mesežnikov has warned that Slovakia's legal system is undergoing "Russification" following a police operation called Kajúcnik, which he describes as a continuation of Prime Minister Robert Fico's governing approach. Mesežnikov, commenting on recent developments involving lawyer dismissals, drew parallels to tactics used in Russia against lawyers representing opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The analyst suggests that Fico is attempting to escape the consequences of his own governance through such measures. The operation Kajúcnik represents part of broader concerns about the direction of Slovakia's rule of law under the current government led by Fico's Smer-SD party, which returned to power following elections last year.