The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has confirmed that consular support is being provided to a Ukrainian citizen detained in Slovakia. The Ukrainian embassy has also reached out to Slovak authorities regarding the grounds for the detention.

The police in Slovakia detained a Ukrainian citizen on Jan. 30 suspected of preparing a coup in the country, Slovak media Aktuality reported. The Ukrainian is being held in the border police office ahead of his deportation to Ukraine,

Slovakia plans to expel a Ukrainian from the country, as the authorities claim he was involved in a planned coup in Slovakia. "This is a fictional character," says opposition MP Juraj Krúpa. Other representatives of opposition groups express similar sentiments.