Fico additionally demanded that any future EU summit conclusions embody a requirement for Ukraine to revive Russian fuel transit to Slovakia and Western Europe — successfully pushing for the resumption of European dependence on Moscow’s power exports.
The statements from Orbán and Fico come as Europe scrambles to answer Trump’s humiliating remedy of Zelenskyy in Washington. Whereas leaders from France, Germany and different European nations have reaffirmed their backing for Kyiv, Orbán has sided with Trump, praising the U.S. president’s push for a “courageous” peace deal.
Sunday’s summit in London, hosted by U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will take a look at whether or not EU leaders can hold their fragile unity intact — or whether or not Orbán and Fico’s maneuvering will widen inner divisions simply as Ukraine faces mounting uncertainty on the battlefield.
