The pro-Putin far right is on the march across Europe - and it could spell tragedy for Ukraine | Armida van Rij

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : With Slovakia the latest member to elect a Russia-leaning leader, the EU is increasingly open to hostile interferenceThe victory for Peter Pellegrini in Slovakia's presidential election is just the latest triumph for the far right in Europe.
54% : With key challenges such as military support for Ukraine, EU enlargement and the green transition on the agenda in the next parliament, a growing far-right bloc sympathetic to Putin will be sure to have its say.
48% : Orbán, Putin's puppet in Europe, has also tried to advance Serbia's accession to the EU - a state with an equally pro-Russian government - at a faster pace than other Western Balkan states that are technically speaking more ready for accession.
45% : Ukraine is an especially pertinent issue: there will inevitably be crunch discussions about further financial, military and humanitarian aid, and the extent to which EU countries will be willing to support Ukraine by reducing trade barriers on the import of goods.
43% : The far right across Europe - whether pro- or anti-Putin - agrees on one thing, and that is the need to consolidate its position to hollow out the EU from within.
32% : In the short to medium term, this will leave the EU unable to coordinate essential support for Ukraine - a tragedy for the Ukrainian people.

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