Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico heavily criticized the European Union's leadership, claiming Brussels was completely sidelined by Washington and unaware of developments during the recent US-Israeli military strikes on Iran.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has fiercely criticized the European Union's geopolitical standing, declaring that the bloc is no longer taken seriously on the world stage. Fico's remarks specifically targeted the EU's marginalization during the recent "Iran-Israel crisis"—a reference to the unprecedented early March 2026 US and Israeli airstrikes across Iran and the ensuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Iranian breaking-news and militarist aggregator اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, Fico stated that no world leaders are contacting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen or EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas regarding global crises. He further asserted that "Washington treats the EU as if it doesn't exist".
The mainstream Iranian news aggregator آخرین خبر also highlighted Fico's blistering critique of European leadership. The outlet reported Fico's claim that during the peak of the Middle Eastern military escalation, Brussels was entirely in the dark and "didn't even know what was happening." Driven by this perceived failure in EU diplomacy and intelligence, Fico explicitly demanded that "it is time for Kaja Kallas to be replaced."
Both source channels are Iranian news aggregators with strong anti-Western editorial leanings. They are actively amplifying Fico's remarks to emphasize disunity, irrelevance, and strategic weakness within Western political alliances following the severe US-Israeli military escalation against Iran. Fico's quotes have been faithfully translated to reflect the dismissive posture reported by the Iranian channels.