Slovakia Security Adviser Quits After Epstein Email Links Surface

Slovakia’s national security adviser Miroslav Lajcak has resigned after newly released files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed the two had exchanged emails discussing young women. The disclosures emerged from a fresh release of Epstein-related documents by the U.S. Justice Department, triggering political fallout in Bratislava.

Lajcak, a former Slovak foreign minister and seasoned diplomat, denied any wrongdoing and strongly condemned Epstein’s crimes. He said the email exchange from 2018 was informal, light-hearted and without substance, but decided to step down to ensure the issue was not used to politically damage Prime Minister Robert Fico. He stressed that his resignation was not an admission of unethical or criminal behaviour.

Prime Minister Fico said he had accepted Lajcak’s resignation, praising him as an invaluable figure in diplomacy and foreign policy. The controversy centres on correspondence from October 2018, when Lajcak was serving as foreign minister, and is part of a broader release of millions of Epstein-related files that have implicated several public figures globally.

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