The leaders of Poland and the Czech Republic publicly criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on November 24, laying bare tensions within Central Europe's Visegrad Group that have been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Unity within the Visegrad Group, set up in 1991 as the region emerged from decades of communist rule, has been sorely tested by the war, with Orban opposing harsher European sanctions on Russia including on energy supplies. To see the original Reuters story, click here.
Czechs, Poles Criticize Hungary's Orban Amid Divisions Over Ukraine War
From left: Prime ministers Viktor Orban of Hungary, Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, Eduard Heger of Slovakia, and Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland pose for a photo after a Visegrad Group summit in Kosice, Slovakia, on November 24.