EU state’s president calls on other members to talk to Russia

Slovakia’s Peter Pellegrini has argued against using fear of Moscow to justify military spending

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has called on EU members to reopen direct talks with Moscow, while stressing that NATO military spending should reflect national priorities rather than fears of Russia.

“We need to start talking to the Russian Federation,” Pellegrini told TA3 television on Sunday. “Let two or three leaders step up… for example, [Italian] Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.”

He defended Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which had drawn criticism from several Western governments. The two…

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