Can Russia exploit political instability in the Balkans? | News in Depth
As Hungary appears to be coming back into the European fold following the shattering defeat of Viktor Orbán in the recent elections, trouble is brewing elsewhere in the Balkans. Are the fears that Rumen Radev, Bulgaria’s former president, whose freshly minted party won the elections on Sunday, will replace Orbán as Moscow’s Trojan horse in the EU justified? What do Romania’s coalition crisis, looming austerity, and frozen EU funds mean for political stability – and could the far-right benefit? Why is Slovenia facing a parliamentary deadlock, and how real are concerns about Russian influence there? And finally, is there still a meaningful “Trump effect” shaping Central and Southeast European politics – or has it begun to fade? Tune in to News in Depth with host Ashim Kumar and his guest, TVP World’s News Director Adam Jasser, as they unravel the complexities of regional political shifts and try to answer the most important question of all: is Moscow actively exploiting Balkan instability?
Chapters:
00:00 Druzhba pipeline, EU aid for Ukraine, and policy shift in Budapest
03:05 Romania’s fragile coalition and need to fix economy to unlock EU money
08:17 Will Bulgaria’s ex-president-turned-PM pivot the country toward Moscow?
14:04 Slovenia’s hung parliament, and are the Russians meddling in the Balkans
17:36 The “Trump Effect” and regional pragmatism
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