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Amid war, fault lines show ahead of Central European summit

Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger, right, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki prior to the summit summit of Visegrad Group (V4) prime ministers in Kosice, Slovakia, Thursday Nov. 24, 2022. The leaders of the Visegrad Four group of Central European countries will discuss the current situation in Europe in the wake of the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the energy crisis. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP) Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger, right, greets Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala prior to the summit summit of Visegrad Group (V4) prime ministers in Kosice, Slovakia, Thursday Nov. 24, 2022. The leaders of the Visegrad Four group of Central European countries will discuss the current situation in Europe in the wake of the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the energy crisis. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP) Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger, right, greets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban prior to the summit summit of Visegrad Group (V4) prime ministers in Kosice, Slovakia, Thursday Nov. 24, 2022. The leaders of the Visegrad Four group of Central European countries will discuss the current situation in Europe in the wake of the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the energy crisis. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP) From left, Prime Ministers Viktor Orban of Hungary, Eduard Heger of Slovakia, Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic and Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland shake hands during a joint press conference after the summit of Visegrad Group (V4) prime ministers in Kosice, Slovakia, Thursday Nov. 24, 2022. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP) From left, Prime Ministers Viktor Orban of Hungary, Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, Eduard Heger of Slovakia and Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland pose for a family photo after the summit of Visegrad Group (V4) prime ministers in Kosice, Slovakia, Thursday Nov. 24, 2022. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP) From left, Prime Ministers Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, Eduard Heger of Slovakia and Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland arrive for a joint press conference after the summit of Visegrad Group (V4) prime ministers in Kosice, Slovakia, Thursday Nov. 24, 2022. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP) FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU Africa summit in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Pool, File) FILE - Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File) FILE - Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File) FILE - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrives for the second day's session of an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) FILE- Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to media at the gas station of Gaz-System in Rembelszczyzna, Poland, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File) FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a panel discussion organized by publisher houses about 'Storm over Europe - the Ukraine war, the energy crisis and geopolitical challenges' in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, attend the oath-taking ceremony of 250 volunteer soldiers in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (Szilard Koszticsak, MTI via AP, File) FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a panel discussion organized by publisher houses about 'Storm over Europe - the Ukraine war, the energy crisis and geopolitical challenges' in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. The leaders of four Central European countries are holding a summit in Slovakia to discuss energy, migration and regional cooperation. But the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 in Kosice, Slovakia, could redefine the nature of cooperation of the Visegrad 4 regional alliance that has been strained by a divergence of approaches to the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Amid war, fault lines show ahead of Central European summit