Fico and Orbán display bromance, dodging thorny issues

The heads of government of Hungary and Slovakia once fought each other. Today they are close allies. Nevertheless, only one travels to Moscow for the World War II celebration.

Fico and Orbán display bromance, dodging thorny issues

The two leaders signed a memorandum on cross-border cooperation praising each other’s “sovereign stance” and “protection of national interests.”

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held a joint press conference with Viktor Orbán in Bratislava.

The populist prime ministers of Hungary and Slovakia, Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico, met in the Slovak capital Bratislava yesterday. In parallel with the signing of bilateral agreements, the leaders spoke to the media about Russia’s war in Ukraine. They also criticized the European Union. Robert Fico said that the war is the West’s “organizing Maidan” in Georgia and Serbia “It is not at all a nice sight to see how we are silent about the events t…

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This is reported by Radio Liberty. It is noted that Fizo and Orban discussed the supply of Russian gas to Hungary and Slovakia. They not only criticized the EU policy of refusing to supply energy resources from Russia until 2027, but also confirmed a common position on, they say, the need to protect national economic interests. Complete nonsense! This will only lead to even higher prices and a further decrease in the competitiveness of European …