Prime Minister not interested in Russia sanctions or Trump's election

The sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine are nonsensical and should be scrapped, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated at a conference entitled 'Visegrad Four and the Future of the EU' at Comenius University in Bratislava on Tuesday. He stressed that the sanctions against haven't changed the Russia's attitude towards Ukraine. In a debate with students, Fico also addressed the election of Donald Trump for president in the USA. "What do we have to do with who has been elected president by the USA? It's the sovereign right of voters in any country. If certain statements from Donald Trump's campaign are fulfilled, then there could be a new quality of relations between the USA and Russia, for example. These relations are tense at the moment and nobody is benefiting from that. We need more balance," said Fico, adding that Trump's election could also provide an opportunity for the EU to grow as a global player and get involved in solving several conflicts.