Nor did Robert Fico defend it at the V4 meeting in Prague.
At the Visegrad Group meeting in Prague, the Prime Ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic cheered Viktor Orbán He writes with the Hungarian Prime Minister In the Vsquare newsletter Panyi Zabolcs.
The article stated that the prime ministers wanted to have a frank and open discussion, so they did not even allow their staff into the room, and only four of them spoke. The conversation was tense, and lasted an hour longer than planned, which is why her scheduled press conference had to be postponed.
According to Visquare Donald Tusk And Peter Fiala They spoke warmly about Orban's policy in dealing with Russia, with which Orban is allied in principle Robert Fico He also just listened in silence, and did not defend the Hungarian Prime Minister. The newspaper also notes that Fico regularly speaks in a pro-Russian manner, then changes to a more anti-Russian tone during the negotiations.
According to the newspaper, the Visegrad Group meeting did not want to be held until Hungary accepted Sweden's accession to NATO. This finally happened a day before the meeting. The Czechs and Poles still find the group's meetings useful because they can put pressure on Hungary.