Polish PM Criticizes Hungary and Slovakia for Meeting with Russian Foreign Minister
Donald Tusk condemns the meeting on the day of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral, highlighting moral and political concerns.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized Hungarian and Slovak foreign ministers for meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a regional forum in Turkey.
- The meeting occurred on the same day as the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, an act Tusk deems morally and politically troubling.
- Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, who met with Tusk, described the meeting with Lavrov as 'a regrettable choice.'
- Central European countries show deep divisions over the Russian war against Ukraine, with Poland and the Czech Republic supporting Ukraine, while Hungary and Slovakia hold differing views.
- Tusk's criticism underscores the ongoing tensions and differing opinions among Central European nations regarding their stance on Russia and the conflict in Ukraine.