The war in Ukraine causes dissension within the Visegrad group

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban maintains an ambiguous position vis-à-vis Russia.

Here, February 12, 2022. REUTERS - BERNADETT SZABO

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The war in Ukraine is reshuffling the cards of international relations, including between Europeans.

Hungary cancels a meeting scheduled for Wednesday March 30 and Thursday March 31 in Budapest after the Polish and Czech defense ministers withdrew from this appointment because of the Hungarian government's links with Moscow, all against the backdrop of legislative elections in Hungary.

These countries are nevertheless allies within the Visegrad group. 

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The Czech Minister of Defense had announced the color on Friday: no meeting in Budapest with “

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The Polish minister announced on Tuesday that he would not attend the meeting.

The opposition Law and Justice party welcomed the decision in Warsaw.

Faced with Russia, the Hungarian Prime Minister has certainly voted four packages of sanctions but he refuses that Russian hydrocarbons be targeted or that arms pass through his territory to support Ukraine. 

Hungarian Victor Orban does not seem ready to cut ties with Russian Vladimir Poutine.

Before the European Council last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had summoned Victor Orban to choose his side.

These tensions within the Visegrad group are not insignificant: 

each other in resisting the Commission or the European Council on questions of democracy and

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