In brief

• According to Європейська правда, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Georgij Tichy announced consultations with Slovakia covering economic issues and minority rights, as well as a meeting with Hungary next month; he described these steps as a positive signal of normalizing relations.
• Ukrainian media report that Slovakia is reopening the investigation into the 2023 transfer to Ukraine of MiG-29 fighter jets and a Kub missile system; Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka reportedly considered earlier decisions to discontinue the case premature.
• According to Українська правда, citing Європейська правда, Žilinka ordered the case reopened and instructed the regional prosecutor's office in Trenčín to restart criminal proceedings concerning military aid provided by the previous government.
• According to the same newspaper, former Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď, who is under investigation, respects the prosecutor's decision but maintains that no crime was committed.
• Sources give different names for the town and institution (Terenčín and Trenčín), which points to the same prosecutor's office in Trenčín; the materials do not specify which name is correct.

Ukrainian press

According to the Ukrainian Європейська правда, Ukraine is planning intergovernmental meetings with Hungary and Slovakia. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Georgij Tichy announced that a meeting with Hungary will take place next month, along with consultations with Slovakia aimed at discussing various topics, including economic issues and minority rights. Tichy emphasized that these actions are a positive signal of normalizing relations between the countries (Україна готує міжурядові зустрічі з Угорщиною та Словаччиною – Європейська правда).

Ukrainian media report that Slovakia has reopened the investigation into the transfer to Ukraine of MiG-29 fighter jets and the "Kub" missile system in 2023. Slovakia's Prosecutor General, Maroš Žilinka, stressed that the earlier decisions to discontinue the case were premature and that the investigation had not established all the facts needed to make a decision. A new prosecutor from Terenčín is expected to ensure that the case is reopened and investigated in accordance with the law, following complaints about the actions of the previous government, which approved the operation. (Словаччина відновить розслідування щодо МіГ-29 і ЗРК "Куб", які безоплатно передала Україні у 2023-му – Espreso)

According to Українська правда, citing Європейська правда, Slovak Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka ordered the reopening of the investigation into the transfer of military aid to Ukraine by the previous government, including MiG-29 fighter jets and Kub air defense systems. The prosecutor considered the earlier outcome of the proceedings, which confirmed the legality of these deliveries, to be premature and instructed the regional prosecutor's office in Trenčín to restart the criminal case. Former Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď, who is under investigation, according to this newspaper, respects the prosecutor's decision but maintains that no crime was committed. (У Словаччині відновили розслідування щодо передачі Україні винищувачів та ППО – Українська правда)

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