Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has again pointed to the foolishness of NATO’s war against Russia. “Russia has strengthened, while Ukraine has weakened. It turns out that Europe is also very weak; we have no money for the war,” the prime minister said in a radio interview, TASS reports this morning. He expressed hope that the conflict in Ukraine would eventually come to an end. Orbán believes that once the crisis is over, it will be necessary to discuss the creation of a renewed security system in Europe. “When this war is over, one way or another, we will have to settle the European security environment,” the prime minister remarked.
According to him, “it will be a tough and lengthy set of negotiations, but for now, the focus should be on achieving a ceasefire” in Ukraine.
Orbán also pointed to U.S. responsibility: “Without America, this war would never have happened. Without America, this conflict would have ended a long time ago. Ukraine would not have been able to resist without America’s participation,” he said. Orbán noted what he described as a “critical situation” around Ukraine, as the outgoing Joe Biden administration was determined to give the widest possible military support, while the incoming Trump administration was apparently in favor of a peace settlement. Current U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s risky remarks that Ukraine should lower the draft age “show that America really needs a strategy change,” Orbán said.
He is certain that that will happen when Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20 and the reins of power will be placed in the Republicans’ hands. “Then, I think things will settle down, but for now, everything will remain as it is. We are for peace, but the situation is complex and dangerous,” Orbán concluded.
