Slovakia PM’s national security advisor resigns amid Epstein files disclosure

The national security adviser to Slovakia's prime minister has officially resigned following the release of US documents, marking a major turning point in European politics. The resignation follows the disclosure of messages exchanged with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein regarding girls and discretion. The move comes one day after the US Department of Justice released three million files to the influential financier.

Robert Fico announced in a video message on Saturday that he had accepted Miroslav Lajcak’s departure on Saturday. Notably, the Prime Minister described his advisor as “an incredible source of experience in diplomacy and foreign policy."

In an email sent to Epstein on November 17,Lajcak asked Epstein to help a female film producer to get her movie shortlisted for that year’s Oscars. According to Slovak media, Lajcak initially refused to discuss his correspondence regarding women when the files were released on Friday.

Lajcak served in four Slovak governments, three of which were led by Fico, as well as in international diplomatic roles. He is a veteran diplomat and his departure underlines a significant loss of foreign policy expertise for the administration. Formal calls for Lajack’s resignation had mounted in recent days from both opposition and coalition lawmakers.