Trump eases off Russia sanctions – but the EU is too eager to strangle itself
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Slovakia Rejects EC Deal Over Russia Energy Sanctions
Above: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico during the European Council in Brussels in June 2025. Image copyright: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Europe narrative
Slovakia's reliance on Russian gas risks placing Fico's government as Putin's willing puppet. While Ukraine bleeds, Slovakia blocks sanctions, undermining European unity and commitment to liberal democracy. Fico must wake up to his steady transformation into Moscow's Trojan horse within the European bloc and NATO.
Pro-Russia narrative
Slovakia's defiance of the EU's energy suicide deserves applause. While bureaucrats virtue-signal from warm offices, ordinary Europeans choose between heating and eating. Fico survived assassination for refusing Washington's proxy war agenda. He fights with Hungary for energy sovereignty against Brussels' purity tests.