Orbán: Zelenskiy would like the whole world to share his pain
Hungary stands on Hungary’s side in the Russia-Ukraine war, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after the EU and NATO summit in Brussels.
Orbán told public media that Hungary was helping everyone in trouble but wanted to enforce and protect its own national interests. Hungary must repeatedly stand in support of its national interests at every international forum, he said. “That’s why it is not indifferent what government Hungary has. Whether it has a government that supports national interests or one that takes a subservient role and swims along the large countries that radiate authority,” Orbán said.
Commenting on the current situation, he said
certain countries take the position that in some way they are also participants in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Hungarians’ position is that the Russia-Ukraine war is under way in our neighbourhood and we must not be indifferent to the human suffering and the millions in trouble. At the same time, there are certain Hungarian interests and these can come under threat by a war next to us, he said.
“As a result, we are in a dangerous situation but we stand on Hungary’s side and we look at the situation with a Hungarian head and from a Hungarian perspective,”
Orbán said.
There are some countries that would like NATO or the EU to get involved in the conflict to a certain extent and there are other countries, like Hungary, that want to stay out of the war, Orban said.
The NATO summit has clearly shown that the majority of countries shared the Hungarian position and NATO has also clearly stated that it was not part of the war, does not want to participate in it, it
will not send weapons or soldiers and will not introduce a no-fly zone,
Orbán said. If there are countries that want to go further and want to do more, it is their own responsibility and NATO cannot prevent them from doing so, Orbán added.
Commenting on the economic sanctions discussed at the EU summit, he said it was an understandable proposal that if they want to help Ukraine and restore peace as soon as possible, they must make it clear to Russia that it is not worth continuing the war. Orbán said this was an agreeable proposal and added that he also considered it most important to restore peace. “We are on the side of peace”, he said. At the same time, he added that peace could not be restored by introducing sanctions that
“hurt us even more than the Russians”.
If sanctions are extended to energy, the Hungarian economy will come under intolerable pressure, while the Russians “might hardly notice it”. Hungary has made it clear that extending the sanctions to energy is not a suitable method for making progress towards peace and alternative methods must be found, basically in the form of diplomatic steps, Orbán added.
He said that Hungary must repeatedly stand in support of its own national interests at international events because such proposals resurface again and again.
Whereas Poland and Hungary used to be subjected to criticism, they currently get “utmost praise”, Orbán said. The burden on Polish and Hungarian people is obvious for everyone to see, with 2.5 million newly arrived refugees in Poland and over 500,000 in Hungary, he added.
He praised the work of volunteers, civil organisations and churches helping refugees, adding that regardless of the disputes Hungary used to have with Ukraine about the ethnic Hungarian minority, when Ukraine is in trouble, Hungary helps.
Orbán said he had urged Brussels to make financial resources available to Hungary as soon as possible and the European Commission’s first response had been to offer the first 300 million euros in a flexible way, available more freely and quickly than previously planned. He added that it was thanks to the volunteers that Hungary was getting such recognition.
Commenting on the Ukrainian president’s dissatisfaction with NATO and the EU, and his personal remarks to Orban,
the prime minister said it must be understood that Volodymyr Zelenskiy would like the whole world to share his pain and go further than helping refugees by appropriating the Ukrainian position and interfering without delay.
Ukraine is in a difficult situation, with a war on its territory and millions having to leave the country, he added. “This must be heart-breaking, a very heavy feeling,” Orban said.
It is completely understandable that Ukrainians are asking for NATO to enter, get into a war in the air and send weapons, Orbán said. At the same time, he said “we are not Ukrainians or Russians, we are Hungarians”.
“In response to the question: whose side is Hungary on, the answer is Hungary stands on Hungary’s side,”
Orbán added.
Orbán said that beyond helping all Ukrainians in trouble, “which the president should not forget,” Hungary does not want to get involved in the war because it is against Hungary’s national interests.
Read also Survey: Hungarians oppose no-fly zone over Ukraine
Source: MTI
Hungary – the on-going explanations attempts – to defend himself – coming out of Victor Orban – continual to build mountainous evidance, that Hungary – being in a – WEDGED – position, with Russia and China – placed there – compacted & sqeezed in this postion – by the Policies and Philosophy of the present Government of Hungary, under Prime Minister – Victor Orban – is not being viewed Globally as RIGHT.
It is clearly known – by the European Union, Great Britain and the United States of America – and through the conflict of war – the war Russia has commenced on the Ukraine, the wider world – sees and is presented – shore up / confirm – what the Hungarian Government, its style and process of Government – is built on and around – and aimed at Achieving.
Hungary – remains not just in the European Union or Great Britain nor the United States of America – but GLOBALLY – under a MASSIVE micro-scope, that continues to produce CLEAR findings – of the Political – Ideas & Philosophy – the “veiled” form of Democracy – that Hungary, under its present Government, present to the Global World.
Hungary – what is being Globally said by Prime Minister – Victor Orban – is this “Adapted” position, through being WEDGED – is Hungary in FACT – aiding & abetting Russia ???
National Elections April 3rd – is it not time that citizens told a Government of there ERRORS – instead of a Government telling citizens of there ERRORS ?
Post 1989 – never in the recent History of Hungary – NEVER, NEVER, NEVER – the vote we cast, its choice of Government & style – our Vote – will determine the immediate, short term and long term FUTURE of Hungary.
NATO – European Union – Great Britain and the United States of America – better be FRIENDS – should be SERIOUSLY considered by Hungary – than “sitting on the fence” attempting to have a “bit” each way – and NOT – disclosing – what side other than Hungarys side – does this present Government – Support.
Just to balance the argument (since in Hungary we only get government propaganda, never the full story) this is what was reported elsewhere:
“Zelenskiy confronted Hungary’s leader, whose recent condemnation of the war has not allayed doubts about his pro-Kremlin leanings, after years as Vladimir Putin’s staunchest ally in the EU. “Listen, Viktor, do you know what’s going on in Mariupol?” Zelenskiy said, drawing a line between the brutal bombardment of the strategic port city and Hungary’s past.
Referring to Hungary’s “tragic history”, Zelenskiy recalled visiting a memorial on the banks of the Danube that commemorates Hungarian Jews who were shot in 1944-45 by local fascists. Scores of iron shoes are embedded in the embankment in memory of men, women and children who were forced to remove their footwear, before being shot into the freezing river.
Speaking directly to Orbán, Zelenskiy said: “Please, if you can, get to your waterfront, look at those shoes. And you will see how mass killings can happen again in today’s world. And that’s what Russia is doing again today. The same shoes. In Mariupol there are the same people. Adults and children. Grandparents. And there are thousands of them. And these thousands are gone and you hesitate whether to impose sanctions or not.” Guardian
For the full article, here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/25/ukraine-leader-volodymyr-zelenskiy-hungary-viktor-orban
The spelling is ‘Zelenskiy” with an ‘I’ before the ‘y’, not ‘Zelensky’ as in the headline and the article.
Dear Lexicon, if you check other news outlets (Washington Post, New York Times, Guardian) there are all kinds of different spellings. Nevertheless, we have decided to stick to ‘Zelenskiy’ from now on. I hope you are pleased with it 🙂
Translation:”I remain Putin’s most loyal vassal, my Orbánistan remains Putin’s Trojan horse in the EU, if possible we will steal Transcarpathia”.
Victorinu Orbanicu I.
“Ukraine president makes bid for Oscars” news.com.au
?????
Hungary was the first to ask for European money…
Thank God Orban is leader of Hungary. I will proudly vote for FIDESZ on April the 3rd. The leftist globalists degenerates must be defeated. Now is the time to turn the table in the whole world.
In Europe, there were several nations that were neutral during WWII. Those nations include Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. There were also microstates that were neutral during the war, including Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City. None of those countries allowed allied armies or weapons to be used against Germany on its territory.
WWII was just as bloody and just as destructive as the war in Ukraine. Jewish refugees were not helped or accepted even by Canada and the US.
Hungary, accepted and is helping 500 000 + refugees. Why are people upset that for once, Hungary wants to stay neutral?