Slovakian foreign minister criticises ‘double standards’ in the reaction to his meeting with Sergei LavrovUkraine war – live updatesSlovakia’s foreign minister has defended a controversial decision to meet his Russian counterpart, after the Czech Republic announced it was suspending intergovernmental consultations with Bratislava amid concerns it is shifting away from western policy on supporting Ukraine.In a statement emailed to the Guardian on Thursday, Juraj Blanár, who recently met Russia’s Sergei Lavrov in Turkey, hit out at “double standards”, noting that some other Nato foreign ministers had also engaged with the Russian minister. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/czech-republic-to-suspend-relations-with-slovakia-over-russia-support
Author : Lili Bayer in Brussels
Publish date : 2024-03-07 17:24:13
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Czech Republic to suspend talks with Slovakia over Russia ties
