Slovak Defense Minister Says Sending Fighter Jets to Ukraine Was ‘Treason,’ Files Criminal Complaint
Slovakia’s defense minister has accused his predecessor of “treason” for sending fighter jets to Ukraine, and announced on June 12 he had filed a criminal complaint regarding the matter.
“Weakening the armed forces in this way, contrary to the constitution, cannot be described in our political dictionary as anything other than treason,” Robert Kalinak said in comments reported by the Czech news outlet iROZHLAS.
“I don’t know if it legally constitutes a crime, but he is a person who betrayed national values.”
Kalinak was taking aim at his predecessor, Jaroslav Nagy, who while serving as defense minister from March 2020 and May 2023, sent Ukraine several MiG-29 fighter jets to help the country fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion.
At the time, Nagy said the Soviet-era fighter jets were “unusable” for his country and therefore it was “the right thing” to provide them to Ukraine. (Read more from “Slovak Defense Minister Says Sending Fighter Jets to Ukraine Was ‘Treason,’ Files Criminal Complaint” HERE)
