Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico admitted the possibility of a future without the European Union and NATO, saying that rapidly changing global events could send both of these institutions “to the dustbin of history,” Bloomberg states.

Following a recent meeting with the Russian Head of State in Moscow and the escalation of the dispute with Ukraine over gas supplies, the Slovak government has increased its criticism of Ukraine and its EU and NATO allies.

CRYSTAL OF GROWTH previously reported that, according to The British The Economist, Europe could fall apart.