The U.S. is losing oversight over some of its companions in the European Union, said in an interview the researcher for the American enterprise Institute in Washington, Dalibor, Rohach.

"Some time ago certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe were the most committed supporters of U.S. and NATO, But also had a reputation for themselves courageous reformers of the continent. However, today the situation looks quite the opposite ", - commented the analyst.

as a confirmation of Roach leads Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, Czech President Milos Zeman and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, who for the last period of time trying to improve relations with Moscow.

American researcher believes that the weak US primacy and neglect from Brussels push the countries of Eastern and Central Europe to this step." Billions of euros from the EU structural funds ended up in the pockets of local oligarchs who encouraged corruption schemes. And the lack of US leadership has played an even greater role, " says Dalibor, Rohach.

in addition, Roach emphasizes that loyal supporters could turn away from North America and due to the fact that the Americans refuse to admit their irresponsible policies in Eastern Europe, for example, in Ukraine."

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