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On June 4, 2015, RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov and Website Editor-in-Chief Daria Khaspekova took part in a roundtable held by International Affairs magazine on the initiative of Russian Embassy to Slovakia. The key figures were Tibor Rostas, Editor-in-Chief of Zem a Vek magazine, and Radio Viva Director Dusan Budzak, who were asked numerous questions on Slovak media operations with the focus on the Russia image and Ukraine crisis. The participants also discussed prospects for a Russia-friendly area in Central and Eastern Europe.

Full version

On June 4, 2015, RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov and Website Editor-in-Chief Daria Khaspekova took part in a roundtable held by International Affairs magazine on the initiative of Russian Embassy to Slovakia.

The key figures were Tibor Rostas, Editor-in-Chief of Zem a Vek magazine, and Radio Viva Director Dusan Budzak, who were asked numerous questions on Slovak media operations with the focus on the Russia image and Ukraine crisis. The participants also discussed prospects for a Russia-friendly area in Central and Eastern Europe.