Did Czech, Polish prime ministers shout at PM Orbán due to Sweden’s NATO accession?
According to the newsletter of VSquare, the last V4 summit hosting all the leaders of the Visegrád Four countries (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary) was a bit loud. Meanwhile, the prime minister’s press chief, Bertalan Havasi, denied media information.
The V4 summit was held behind closed doors in Prague, but the debate was fierce. Based on a source of VSquare, Czech PM Petr Fiala and Polish President Donald Tusk were shouting with PM Viktor Orbán requiring an explanation why he delayed Sweden’s EU accession and the European Union’s help for Ukraine, writes telex.hu.
Two government-close Czech sources said the debate was so heated that the press conference scheduled after the meeting had to be postponed. However, Slovakian PM Robert Fico remained silent for the whole time and did not defend PM Orbán.
Bertalan Havasi, the Hungarian prime minister’s press chief, said shouting at the Hungarian prime minister was fake news. Orbán said before that it was his 52nd V4 summit, but it was among the most difficult occasions. He added that such an intellectually and politically challenging debate is a rarity.
Before, protestors booed Fico and Orbán, saying they were the two pro-Russia leaders of the V4 cooperation.
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The account including Fico’s silence sounds accurate. Fico is slimy but he has more brains than Orban.