The Visegrad Group splits over the war in Ukraine

The Visegrad Group splits over the war in Ukraine

By Anne Rovan

Posted 3 hours ago, updated 2 hours ago

Slovak Prime Ministers Eduard Heger (1st from top), Hungarians, Viktor Orban (2nd from top), Czechs, Petr Fiala (1st from bottom), Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki (2nd from bottom), during the group’s meeting the Visegrád, February 24 in Brussels. Fischer Zoltan / Hungarian Prime Minister’s Press Office HANDOUT/EPA/MAXPPP

DECRYPTION – Since the start of the war in Ukraine, this small EU club, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021, has been experiencing turbulence.

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If there’s one topic on which Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala multiplies his contortions, it’s that of Visegrad. His country is a member alongside Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. “I appreciate the results of the past, but it has to be said that we now have differences. You don’t just have to see the differences, you also have to see the results. Hungary supports all conclusions and declarations at European level. And it is also the result of the discussion inside Visegrad,” he confided to journalists from the European press on Thursday evening.

When is the next meeting planned? “I don’t know. Slovakia (who have just taken over the club presidency, editor’s note) are working on the calendar,” he replied, somewhat pithy.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, this small EU club, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021, has seen much turbulence. It has been months since the “V4” (the 4 member countries of Visegrad) have not met…

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