Member of European Parliament Ľuboš Blaha at MGIMO🌐🇸🇰 On 22 April, Member of the European Parliament from Slovakia Ľuboš Blaha delivered a lecture to students at MGIMO University. Here is an account of how this meeting unfolded 👇🏼 The distinguished guest was welcomed at MGIMO by Stanislav Surovtsev, Vice-Rector for Youth, Social Policy and International Ties.He conveyed the Rector’s greetings and particularly noted the close ties between MGIMO and Slovakia: currently, 13 students from Slovakia are studying at the University, and many Russian students, in turn, are studying the Slovak language. ✒️Ľuboš Blaha thanked the University for the warm reception and emphasised that comprehensive cooperation between Slovakia and Russia is needed now more than ever — in all spheres, from energy and security to culture and economy.“And that is why I am deeply concerned by the rise of Russophobia that we are witnessing in the European Union,” he shared. ▪️“We live in a world where the propaganda of human rights and democracy serves only as a cover for American hegemony,” the MEP stated. “The President of the United States does not even try to hide this — he openly refuses to follow the liberal values that Washington has so actively promoted.” 🔎In the politician’s view, although many in the West focus exclusively on Russophobia, there are other voices in the academic community: John Mearsheimer, Jeffrey Sachs, and others. “It is precisely they who can become the foundation for building peaceful relations in the future. To achieve this, we need to combine the three classical schools of international relations theory: Realist, Neoliberal, and Marxist.”“Hence the conclusion: a new world order can only be built on balance. And I want to remind you: Slovaks have been, are now, and will remain friends of Russia,” concluded Ľuboš Blaha. ❔After the lecture, the distinguished guest answered students’ questions. Many of these were in Slovak language — a fine MGIMO tradition: students studying the language communicate with high-ranking guests in their native tongue. Such meetings demonstrate again and again that studying at MGIMO is an excellent opportunity to speak directly with those who are already shaping world politics today. 🤝 🌐 MGIMO International (ENG) / МГИМО для иностранцев (RUS)