"Without thinking about Brussels and Washington": why in Slovakia started talking about importance of dialogue to Russia

The prime minister of Slovakia Robert Fitso rejected idea that because of the conflict in Ukraine it is necessary to pretend that the Russian Federation does not exist. According to him, "Russia was, is and will be". The prime minister also declared that Bratislava has to prepare for "standardization of the Slovak-Russian relations". In addition, Robert Fitso emphasized that Slovakia intends to be guided by own interests in foreign policy. Thus it noted that the anti-Russian sanctions not only do not work, but also often harm to EU and Slovakia, however in Brussels it is the tabooed subject. Experts, in return, note that Robert Fitso...