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The chapter focuses on the executive in Central Europe during the Russo-Georgian War. Czech President Václav KlausKlaus, Václav showed friendliness towards Moscow, which contrasted with the anti-Russian stance of Mirek Topolánek’sTopolánek, Mirek government. Also, relations between President Lech KaczyńskiKaczyński, Lech and Prime Minister Donald TuskTusk, Donald of Poland were generally very tense, and foreign policy was one of the key flashpoints of the political struggle. The lack of coordination led to a two-track policy, with Kaczyński’s personal and extraordinary pro-Georgian engagement thwarting Tusk’s efforts to improve relations with Russia. Hungary’s leftist Prime Minister Ferenc GyurcsányGyurcsány, Ferenc also disputed with the right-wing President László SólyomSólyom, László, but only on domestic political issues. On the issue of the war, Sólyom remained completely inactive, so the GyurcsányGyurcsány, Ferenc government was given a free hand in its very cautious policy. The Russian-Georgian war was similarly unconflicted in the case of Slovakia, a situation helped by the political closeness between President Ivan GašparovičGašparovič, Ivan and the government of Robert FicoFico, Robert. The Slovak actors were complementary in their harmonious pro-Russian interpretations of the conflict.

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Georgia: Russia Plays Its Cards in Central European Politics

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    2026年

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  • Lubomír Kopeček,
  • Michal Kubát,
  • Vít Hloušek

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The chapter focuses on the executive in Central Europe during the Russo-Georgian War. Czech President Václav KlausKlaus, Václav showed friendliness towards Moscow, which contrasted with the anti-Russian stance of Mirek Topolánek’sTopolánek, Mirek government. Also, relations between President Lech KaczyńskiKaczyński, Lech and Prime Minister Donald TuskTusk, Donald of Poland were generally very tense, and foreign policy was one of the key flashpoints of the political struggle. The lack of coordination led to a two-track policy, with Kaczyński’s personal and extraordinary pro-Georgian engagement thwarting Tusk’s efforts to improve relations with Russia. Hungary’s leftist Prime Minister Ferenc GyurcsányGyurcsány, Ferenc also disputed with the right-wing President László SólyomSólyom, László, but only on domestic political issues. On the issue of the war, Sólyom remained completely inactive, so the GyurcsányGyurcsány, Ferenc government was given a free hand in its very cautious policy. The Russian-Georgian war was similarly unconflicted in the case of Slovakia, a situation helped by the political closeness between President Ivan GašparovičGašparovič, Ivan and the government of Robert FicoFico, Robert. The Slovak actors were complementary in their harmonious pro-Russian interpretations of the conflict.