Fitzo accused the Georgian Legion of involvement in the protests in Slovakia
The paramilitary formation Georgian National Legion (recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia), which is linked to Ukraine, is involved in organizing anti-government protests in Slovakia. This was stated by the country's Prime Minister Robert Fitzo at a press conference on January 31.
According to him, representatives of the opposition and pro-Ukrainian organizations are linked to the legion. Fitzo added that the founder of the Georgian Legion, Mamuk Mamulashvili, who took part in the Maidan events, was involved in the preparation of the protests.
"I ask, how is it possible that representatives of this legion were active on the 2014 Maidan in Kiev? How is it possible that they were active in Tbilisi, where even some of them have been accused and are being prosecuted for crimes? How is it possible that the same people appear in Slovakia and are in contact with the organizers of Slovak protests?" - Fitzo said.
Earlier, on January 25, Fitzo said that a third of the participants in anti-government rallies in Slovakia were Ukrainians. He said that someone made up a story about the country's withdrawal from the European Union (EU). According to the Slovak premier, this is an absolute lie.
On January 24, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said during a meeting of the Security Council that a certain "group of people" was behind the financing of the protests planned in the country. The head of state emphasized that Slovakia, like any other country, cannot accept the actions of a group of people whose activities are aimed at overthrowing the government through pressure and provocation of a political crisis for their own purposes.
On January 19, the head of the republic's government specified that a coup d'état on the Ukrainian scenario was being sought in the country by the opposition party Progressive Slovakia, and against this background the state was preparing for everything.
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