Orban predicts U.S. exit from Ukraine under future Trump rule
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Friday during an interview on Kossuth Radio that the United States will withdraw from the war in Ukraine under President Donald Trump's leadership. Orban described the war as a "hot potato," emphasizing that Europe could not finance it on its own.
Orban assessed that the conflict in Ukraine has become a "hot potato," emphasizing a military defeat on the front. "This war is a hot potato." He commented, "The Americans will quit this war, first of all they will not encourage the war. (…) Europe cannot finance this war alone ... some still want to continue sending enormous amounts of money into this lost war but the number of those who remain silent ...and those who cautiously voice that we should adjust to the new situation, is growing," said the Hungarian Prime Minister.
According to the head of the Hungarian government, the two years since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine have resulted in significant damage to both the European Union and Hungary. "If Donald Trump had won in 2020 in the United States, these two nightmarish years wouldn’t have happened. There wouldn’t have been a war," Orban assessed.
Orban's government has long openly supported Donald Trump in the U.S. 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 U.S. president and has "big plans for the future" with him.
Zelensky accepted Orban's invitation
After Hungary assumed 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 went to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin, which was met with 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, particularly in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East. There were also discussions on migration issues, economy, trade, and energy. The topic of the U.S. elections and Donald Trump's potential victory was also on the agenda.
