PM Orbán: NATO’s task is not to win wars
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said late on Wednesday that NATO should make efforts to achieve peace, not win wars going on around it.
In a video message posted on social media from Washington, DC, where he is participating in a summit marking the 75th anniversary of the defence alliance, Orbán said NATO was established 75 years ago with the goal of protecting the security of its members.
Today, however, it seems to be moving away from its original purpose, behaving more and more like a war organisation, he added. One of the signs of this, Orbán said, was that NATO was taking an increasingly active role in the Russia-Ukraine war.
“In our opinion, this is dangerous and even irresponsible because no one can see how this will end or where we will end up,” he warned.
He said he will argue that NATO should return to its original spirit. “NATO should not win the wars going on around it, but the peace,” he said. “For this, we should primarily develop our own defence capabilities.”
“On behalf of Hungary, I will, therefore, confirm today that we will not participate in the NATO-Ukraine mission. At the same time, we will fully comply with our obligations regarding the development of Hungarian defence capabilities,” Orbán said.
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NATO is still the world’s strongest defence alliance, and it stands ready to defend itself and its members, the defence minister said after a summit of the alliance in Washington, DC. Referring to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said in a statement that the organisation, after 75 years of its existence, faced mounting security challenges.
Putin’s words out of Orban’s mouth.
Larry, were you present when P.M. Orban talked to President Biden. Somehow your picture next to the two leaders was not shown. You are making empty statements once more.