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President Putin visits Slovenia

The Editorial Board July 30, 2016

Slovenia - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Slovenia on July 30 is officially a memorial visit, but one can assumes this is also politically motivated. On July 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to arrive in Slovenia for a high-profile…

Politics

Slovenia Lost $11Mln Due to Russian Dairy Products Embargo in 2015

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Ljubljana lost about 10 million euros ($11 million) in 2015 due to Russia embargo on imports of milk and dairy products, Slovenian Ambassador to Moscow Primoz Seligo said. Moscow —The ambassador noted that the Russia-Slovenia relations had a positive dynamics even under…

Politics

For Poland, the NATO summit of July 8 and 9 has been highly positive

Olivier Bault July 13, 2016

By Olivier Bault. The following article does not necessarily represent the views of the staff of the Visegrád Post. We are publishing it because we believe it offers an interesting perspective, but we do not endorse the author’s conclusions. For Poland,…

Interviews

Václav Klaus: the EU is a dead end, and the Brexit could open the eyes of the people in Europe

Alimuddin Usmani June 21, 2016

Czechia, Prague – Interview with Václav Klaus: “the EU is a dead end, and the Brexit could open the eyes of the people in Europe”, by Alimuddin Usmani and Joseph Navratil, for LaPravda.ch. This interview was filmed in mid June by Alimuddin Usmani and Joseph…

Politics

Slovak PM Robert Fico called Russian President Putin to talk about the 2nd half of 2016

The Editorial Board June 15, 2016

The main topics were economy and... football. As Slovakia will take the presidency of the EU Council for the next half year, President Putin talked by phone with the Prime Minister Fico on June 14. The two leaders spoke especially about bilateral…

Politics

Estonia wants to host permanent NATO troops on her soil

The Editorial Board June 13, 2016

Estonia - On Sunday, June 12, Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, from the liberal-conservative Estonian Reform Party, told his party members that NATO troops' permanent presence on Estonian territory should become a new reality for this country. As tension is rising between NATO and…

Society

Latvia might remove one of the main soviet monument

The Editorial Board June 10, 2016

Latvia, Rīga – The monument of the victory commemorating the Soviet soldiers who died during the World War II and situated in the eponymous park in Rīga , is at present the object of disagreement of historical visions between Latvia and Russia.…

Society

Operation Anaconda 2016: the biggest NATO exercise in Central Europe

The Editorial Board June 9, 2016

Poland – 24 countries sent troops for this huge 10-day long NATO exercise taking place in Poland and Lithuania. While tension rises more and more between the West and Russia, this massive exercise of 31,000 troops, one month before the NATO summit…

Politics

Putin reacts to US missile bases in Poland and Romania

The Editorial Board May 30, 2016

Greece, Athens - Russian President Putin was in Greece last week and said that Romania and soon Poland will be in the cross-hairs of Russia, due to the hosted U.S. missile defense shield newly based in these two countries, which is seen…

Politics

“Kaliningrad : keep this name in mind. There is a danger of war in Europe”

The Editorial Board May 30, 2016

This article has been suggested for a publication by several of our readers. The following article does not necessarily represent the views of the staff of the Visegrád Post. We are publishing it because we believe it offers an interesting perspective, but…

Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Budapest: the relation between Hungary and Russia is good and pragmatical

The Editorial Board May 27, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Budapest on May 25. He met with the Hungarian Premier Viktor Orbán and the Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó. The talks were about partnership, Minsk agreements, European sanctions, energy, migration…

Society

Polish journalist and politician arrested for spying suspicion

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Wednesday morning, May 18, Mateusz Piskorski, pro-Russian leader of Zmiana (Change) party, has been arrested by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW). He is suspected of spying for Russia. Zmiana pro-Russian Polish party issued a statement on Facebook saying…