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Daily News Daily News · 07/06/2022
· Politics

Vetoing the sanctions against Patriarch Kirill: Orbán responds to Luxemburg’s PM criticism

Benelux Hungarian government Hungary Russia Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to Xavier Bettel, his Luxembourg counterpart, in connection with criticism of Hungary’s insistence that the European Union strike Patriach Kirill of Moscow from its sixth sanctions package. 

The PM of Luxembourg has decried as “unacceptable” the last-minute removal of Patriarch Kirill, from the new list of EU sanctions.

Orbán said in the letter that

Bettel’s criticism was baffling since Hungary’s position on the matter had been expressed several times prior.

At the recent European Council meeting to discuss sanctions, everyone knew that the Hungarian delegation had opposed including the patriarch on the list, Orbán wrote. Hungary’s standpoint was not countered by leader at the meeting, he added.

“We ended up with a huge achievement: we preserved our unity. Please don’t relativize this; rather celebrate this success,” the prime minister wrote.

Orbán also quoted the Hungarian constitution which stipulates protecting the freedom of religion.

The Hungarian government would never support sanctions against church leaders or estranging them from their faithful, he wrote.

Hungary wants peace, and peace is not possible without church leaders, he said, and he appealed to his Luxembourg counterpart to show understanding for Hungary’s position.

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Source: MTI

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2 Comments

  1. Anonymous says:
    07/06/2022 at 14:39

    Even the Pope, who is usually fairly neutral, described this odious Krill as ‘Putin’s Altar Boy’. Once again the Hungarian government are picking a fight just for the sake of it. Disgraceful.

  2. mariavontheresa says:
    09/06/2022 at 04:45

    Next time the EU will want to sanction alter boys who were serving at a church service Putin attended. Hungary stayed true to her Christian philosophy.

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