Slovakia Protests Russian Election Interference, Crimean Tatar Activist Sent to Psychiatric Clinic

Slovakia has summoned a Russian embassy official to protest statements made by Russia's foreign intelligence service director, Sergey Naryshkin, accusing the United States of interfering in Slovakia's parliamentary elections. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs called the accusation false and denounced it as unacceptable interference in the election process. Slovakia's president has asked the leader of the winning party, populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico, to form a coalition government. Fico campaigned on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, opposing sanctions on Russia and pledging to end Slovak military support for Ukraine.