By: T. B.
In a discussion about the current developments concerning President Nataša Pirc Musar and the revelations about her long‑time friend Viktorija Krivolucka, political analyst Miran Videtič assessed that this is a serious security issue, which is being blurred by other political initiatives. “As far as the Nataša Pirc Musar affair is concerned, the matter has been politicised to such an extent that certain politicians now want to address people within their own ideological bubble. When it comes to politics, they are not the most credible,” he emphasised at the outset.
He added that in recent days he had spoken with several security and intelligence experts from the region, known especially during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, who had to perform their duties very seriously: “They are all unanimous. The matter is not innocent, and citizens should be concerned. Today we are not talking about some mini‑scandal related to a political move. We are talking about the national security of the state.”
In his view, the “factory of the political underground” that installed Nataša Pirc Musar is trying to divert attention from her affair. “Consequently, they found some old man who wants to play the role of a useful idiot and focus on the Speaker of the National Assembly – even through a rather show‑business‑style online initiative for his resignation. With this, they could partially or entirely blur the real affair that concerns the state, the Nataša Pirc Musar affair,” he continued.
The purpose of the petition against Stevanovič is to divert attention
Videtič agreed that the petition for the resignation of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Zoran Stevanovič, initiated by Miha Brejc, is primarily intended to divert attention: “Look, Miha Brejc already tried to steer the matter away from the essence during the Nataša Pirc Musar affair. He mentioned certain independence figures, specifically Mr. Bavčar, but did not deal with the core of the affair. So, it is no surprise that he was engaged – that this political underground engaged him also to collect online signatures for the Speaker’s resignation. He is simply continuing where he started. As I said earlier, he is literally a useful idiot of this political underground. I do not know whether he needs this.”
When asked how the story will unfold and whether we can expect even more controversial revelations, Videtič highlighted the role of foreign media: “Experts who examined the records of the Austrian media could clearly recognise – if they have even a fragment of knowledge in the field of security and intelligence – that the article was not written solely through journalistic investigation. The Austrian article contains several pieces of information that are truly intelligence data, and it should be noted that Dnevnik later attached itself to this Austrian report.”
He was referring to the joint investigation by the Austrian Press Agency APA and the Slovenian newspaper Dnevnik, which revealed connections between Viktorija Krivolucka and former high‑ranking Slovenian intelligence officer Roman Jeglič, as well as multiple joint trips by Nataša Pirc Musar and Krivolucka to Russia.
Videtič continued: “And now the question arises, who in the neighbourhood or in the international community has an interest in warning Slovenia in this way that the matter has gone too far. I believe we cannot expect Slovenian mainstream media to pursue such a story, because they are all aligned or in coalition with this ideology of madness, whose representatives are currently Robert Golob, Urška Klakočar Zupančič, and Nataša Pirc Musar. Therefore, warnings must come from outside. And I support such things – that foreign countries also warn the Slovenian public about the improprieties committed by Slovenian political charlatans who have been given state functions.”
The analyst thus sees the foreign revelations as an important signal that this is an issue exceeding domestic political disputes, and he warns that the public should take seriously the alerts about potential security risks.