Could Slovakia exchange Hungary because the EU’s major disruptor? | DW News
Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico is one of the European Union’s most Russia-friendly leaders. With Hungary’s Vikor Orban exiting the political stage, could Bratislava become the EU’s main problem child?
DW speaks to Alexander Duleba, from the Slovak Foreign Policy Association.
Chapter Breakdown
0:00 United front against Putin?
1:08 Alexandra Duleba labels Robert Fico’s recent trip to Moscow a "comedy"
1:28 Hungary and Slovakia held up 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine
2:11 Fico had warned that if Orban lost the Hungarian election, he would still block the loan
2:55 Why is Fico’s relationship with Putin different from Orban’s?
4:52 Domestic pressure on Fico
6:11 Why do Fico’s supporters hold Putin in high regard?
7:15 Is Fico worried about not getting re-elected next year?
8:39 How has Slovakia’s economy benefitted from the single market ever since joining the EU in 2004?
9:16 Should the EU be concerned as to what Fico can become or do within the bloc?
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