Slovakia shows solidarity in Skripal poisoning, says Foreign Minister

Despite choosing not to follow several European countries in the expelling of Russian diplomats from Slovak soil, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák (a Smer-SD nominee) stated that Slovakia has shown solidarity with the United Kingdom in connection with the nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. In an interview with the Hospodárske Noviny daily on Tuesday, Lajčák stated that it would be unfortunate if the international community's response was reduced only to the number of expelled Russian diplomats by particular countries. "This isn't a race. We're being responsible and deliberate. No one can say that we aren't showing solidarity, and no one can say we aren't taking action," the minister told the paper.