Slovakia is moving to restore military attachés at each other's embassies, a step PM Robert Fico said he raised with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in May. Two Slovak officers, Brigadier General Slavomir Staviarsky and Colonel Ivo Gahir, have been sent to Moscow, and Bratislava is preparing to receive a Russian military attaché. It is the first such restoration of military-diplomatic representation since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began in February 2022, and opposition politicians have criticised it, warning Russia could use it to expand intelligence activity. The foreign ministry says the aim is “pragmatic relations” with Russia, including looking after soldiers' graves, while Fico said he does not want Slovakia drawn into a military conflict because of “some provisions of Article 5”.
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