Minister: PM Orbán tried to convince EU leaders that Ukraine could not win
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is an “indispensable” player of the conservative camp, and European conservative cooperation is only possible with his Fidesz party, the minister for European affairs told the French daily Le Monde.
In the interview published on Friday, János Boka said Orbán had tried and failed to convince the heads of other member states to abandon the “questionable European strategy based on the belief that Ukraine would win the war” and to reach consensus. When that didn’t happen, Orban left the room to express his rejection of the start of accession talks with Ukraine, Boka said.
At the same time, Boka said Hungary welcomes “some member states” and the EC’s work on a proposal to separate aid for Ukraine from the EU budget. “We propose to adopt [the budget for support of Ukraine] based on an annual, unanimous vote.”
Meanwhile, Boka said that Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto was slated to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Jan 29, to prepare a meeting between Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, “if there is hope of such a meeting bringing substantial progress.”
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Orban is an “indispensable player” of the Russian camp. Putin could not achieve as much success against Europe without him.
I used to love Hungary but cannot fogrgive the treachery of electing a russian vassal… Do Hungarians want a second people’s republic?
The histeria about Russia in the EU is is nuts- Sweden and nato insist Russia is planning an invasion 8years later they are still insisting Putin got Trump elected – years and millions spent to investigate and only came up with 150,000 Russia spent on Facebook memes and is threating to spend double. That’s about what a local sheriff spends in Wyoming to get elected.
Maybe you don’t understand that Putin is not as dumb as many US and EU in power.
I hear he blew up its pipeline they spent billions onto Germany.
Cliff arroyo: Hungarians do not want a socialist or pseudo communist government that you seem to support. Hungarians are happy that puts welfare Hungarian citizens first, allows free press and protects children. Hungarians are happy with a government that does not support the oppression of the Hungarian minority in the Ukraine; wants peace on the continent. Hungarians are happy with a government that ensures that the country has enough energy to heat all homes and cook food. Hungarians are happy with a government that can co-exists with different types of governments and unlike the US, does not interfere in the internal policies of other nations for political gains; thereby ruining the whole of Ukraine.