Liza Oliinyk is a political science student at Comenius University. Her academic interests focus on international security, the effectiveness of international agreements, and the processes of European integration, particularly in the context of Ukraine and Central Europe. She has experience in analytical work, notably as part of the UDoNation Foundation’s Insight Lab project.
In June, the four Visegrád prime ministers declared the format revived. A week later the presidency passed to Bratislava – the capital against which Budapest’s central demand is aimed. What returned was a format, not an agreement.
The Baltic states are strengthening NATO’s eastern flank with Ukraine-inspired defenses, preparing to deter both hybrid and conventional Russian threats from day one.
