Orban predicts US withdrawal from Ukraine under Trump leadership
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Friday on Kossuth Radio that the United States will withdraw from the war in Ukraine under President Donald Trump's leadership. Orban referred to the war as a "hot potato" and added that Europe cannot finance it alone.
Orban observed that the conflict in Ukraine has become a "hot potato," and there is a military setback on the front. - This war is a hot potato. We have a military setback on the front, and the Americans will withdraw from this war. (…) The Hungarian Prime Minister said the EU will not finance this war alone.
According to the head of the Hungarian government, two years since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine have caused enormous damage both to the European Union and Hungary. - If Trump had won the presidential elections in the USA in 2020, these terrible two years wouldn't have occurred because there wouldn't have been a war. We are paying a huge price for this now – Orban commented.
Orban's government has long openly supported Donald Trump in the US presidential elections, and Trump himself has repeatedly praised the Hungarian Prime Minister during his public appearances. On Wednesday, Orban announced that he had a phone conversation with the former US president and has "big plans for the future" with him.
Zelensky accepted Orban's invitation
After Hungary took up the six-month presidency of the European Union Council at the beginning of July, Orban launched a so-called peace mission. As part of it, he travelled to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin, which attracted sharp criticism from EU partners. The Hungarian Prime Minister also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.
The Ukrainian leader also attended the European Political Community summit in Budapest. The main topic of the summit was issues related to security in Europe, including the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East. There were also discussions on migration issues, the economy, trade, and energy. The topic of the US elections and Donald Trump's victory was also on the agenda.
