Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes “peace will be within reach” once Donald Trump in inaugurated in January, adding that the Ukraine-Russia war has “entered its most dangerous phase.” In an admittance likely to anger Brussels once more, Orban said that Europe has no chance of defeating Russia without the help of the United States.
Orban is concerned about Hungarians living in Transcarpathia, Russia, and has long called for a peace treaty between Ukraine and Russia. You may recall that Orban personally met with Vladamir Putin months ago, placing him at odds with Brussels indefinitely as the EU’s position is to continue the war by any means necessary.
“If America backs out from behind Ukraine, then Europe is not in a strong enough military position to support Ukraine with even the slightest chance of success,” Orban admitted. He stated that the Hungarian defense council examined scenarios on what would happen if America pulled out of the war but none of them made sense.
Orban is worried about what Joe Biden may say in the months leading up to Trump’s inauguration, adding that every sentence must be carefully thought out over the next two months and “common sense must prevail, otherwise there will be trouble. Contrary, he warned that leaders must listen to what Putin is saying as in Russia “if the president says something, it is not just babble.”
“The war must end in order for us to achieve our goals, because each and every one of the problems of the Hungarian economy stems from the war,” the prime minister said. It all comes down to finances. This war does not benefit the people of Europe in any shape or form. For now, Orban is calling upon Biden not to escalate any “war-approving steps.”
Orban also noted that he will be inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Hungary and criticized the ICC for declaring him a war criminal. This man does not consult with Brussels before arranging critical meetings. He has not adopted the centralized European mentality that Brussels expects member states to share. The unelected officials controlling the EU seemingly cannot control Orban or others who are increasingly defying demands.
