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Orbán: we have no interest in severing all economic ties with Russia – interview

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While “Hungary’s government is supporting Ukraine and has a vested interest in its sovereignty and we have an interest in Russia not posing a threat to Europe’s security, we have no interest in severing all economic ties with Russia,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the daily Magyar Nemzet.

In an interview published on Saturday, Orbán said “we stand on the Hungarian side of history.”

Orbán said 2022 had been the “most dangerous year since the change of regime” in 1989, as Hungary was in danger of being dragged into the conflict.

“Had left-wing parties won [in the general election] in April, we would be up to our necks in it. Hungary is the only European country to have managed to stay away from this war because Hungarians voted for that,” he insisted, reports Magyar Nemzet.

Growing energy prices are another threat to Hungary, he said. The costs of energy imports have grown from 7 billion euros “before the sanctions” imposed by the European Union on Russia to 17 billion this year, he said.

“If a Christmas angel wiped away energy-related sanctions, energy prices would fall immediately,”

he said, adding that Hungarian inflation would also plummet and the country could plan with a 5 percent growth rather than the current 1.5 percent.

The war may be drawn out for decades, Orbán said. “But Ukraine can fight only as long as the United States supports it with weapons and money… so if the Americans want peace, there will be peace,” he added.

Ukraine, as a sovereign state, cannot be expected to sacrifice part of its territory for European peace, energy security and welfare, he said. “But we can decide to what extent we support them. Hungary has decided to provide humanitarian aid as this war is not our war.”

Orbán said the government planned to push inflation back into single digits by the end of next year.

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He called central bank governor György Matolcsy’s recent criticism of the government’s work “unusual”, adding that the governor’s job to handle inflation had put him “in a difficult spot”. At such times, “it is understandable if one chooses unorthodox ways of behaviour in public,” he said.

Meanwhile, the government will make the home purchase subsidies for families (CSOK) more targeted in the second half of next year, Orbán said. The subsidies for home buyers in small localities will remain unchanged, he said.

At the same time, women raising children will be exempt from personal income tax until the age of 30, he added.

In connection with a former Vice President of the European Parliament detained on suspicion of corruption, Orbán said it was time to “drain the swamp” and “revive” a proposal by Hungary to disband the current EP and replace it with an assembly of the representatives of national parliaments.

“The root of the problems” is that “Hungarians and Westerners” have different visions of their future, Orbán said.

“We do not want to become a country of immigrants, we don’t want to allow gender activists into our schools or dismantle the normal framework of family life, we don’t want war or sanctions, and we want to maintain our connections with the non-Western parts of the world,” he said.

Referring to allegations that Hungarian opposition parties had accepted support from abroad during the spring election campaign, Orbán said “the Hungarian Left could be bought but not Hungary”. “As long as our national and political community stand together, Hungary’s independence will not be for sale,” he said.

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4 Comments

  1. Francine says:
    27/12/2022 at 12:15

    Great im Dutch but living in Hungary now for 10 years.
    I stand behind Orban, it a great man.

  2. Speech of April 1989 - Future Hungary by Victor Orban - Hero's Square: says:
    27/12/2022 at 12:25

    Hungarians – the MESSAGE in his WORDS getting CLEARER?
    Hungarians we voted him back into POWER April 2022.
    Is Victor Orban still the GREAT White Hope of a Democratically run Hungary?
    GETTING the Message.

  3. Dejection: says:
    27/12/2022 at 14:19

    Victor Orban is “Dribbling” it out.
    Its coming and we in millions growing know it is.
    Watch the PROPAGANDA before the announcement day.
    Will the colour of our Flag be changed?

  4. mariavontheresa says:
    27/12/2022 at 22:26

    No sane person would stop trading with partners, especially if the trade is beneficial for the economy. Why should Hungary create an enemy of Russia? There are enough enemies within the EU, e.g., Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg, just to name a few.

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