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ANO movement leader Andrej Babiš recently co-founded a new group in the European Parliament with Viktor Orbán. Patriots for Europe, considered an extreme right-wing bloc, now include parties of Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders among others. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala labeled it as pro-Russian oriented. Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute, commented on Babiš's actions for Czech Radio.
11. July 2024
In the case of Marine Le Pen and others, it is clear that they have long-standing ties to Russia. The majority of members in Babiš's new group are pro-Russian, so I am concerned that Andrej Babiš will be perceived from the outside as a pro-Russian politician because he joined a pro-Russian group. His opinions are often pro-Russian, but he has never been a pro-Russian politician.
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