‘Like a Frog…’: Fico shames EU in front of Putin in China, sides with Russia

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China on September 2, breaking with his EU counterparts by engaging directly with Moscow and signaling a widening rift within the European Union over Russia policy. Fico also plans meetings with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Slovakia and is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Modi during his China visit, aligning himself with Asia’s major power brokers.